8x10 Sunrise Study - I started late and wasn't prepared so.... I ended up with little time. The object was to catch the intensity of the sun - the problem - it's difficult to get the color values right around the sun so it will pop. You have a tendency to make it much too light, mostly because the sun alters your color perception. I think it will take a few more cracks at it.
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Once upon a workshop, an instructor said to try orange just at the sun's edge, then pale yellow going toward the center, then white almost in the center --- then pale green in the very center. I've never done that, but my friend Sandra has done several paintings using these colors and it seems to work!
It does work :=)- the tricky part is the amount of saturation and the fluidity of the paint. It needs good flow but a lot of pigment - sable or mixed filbert brush seems to work best. I also found the colors need to be worked into the surrounding areas. This creates a deep toned neutral base so the sun will effectively pop - now to make it hot and molten :=)
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