Plum oil painting demo

My oil painting demo for this week is of gorgeous plums from a local farmers market. The purples and teals dance magically together, don’t they? One of the best parts of oil painting are the fabulous, seemingly endless color possibilities. I used the Michael Harding Amethyst that I'm currently smitten with!

Amethyst (No. 309)

Amethyst is a mixture of three well-known colours that come together to create an extraordinary shade of violet, particularly for the exotic artists’ palette or artists who regard themselves a “colourist”. This colour has been known to evoke emotion, warmth and pleasure. Artists use Amethyst in portraits, landscapes and non-figurative works.

Please forgive my pure self indulgence but after many years of artists asking for more from their violets I have tried to give them exactly what they want, a potent vivid transparent shade! (https://www.michaelharding.co.uk/colour/amethyst/)

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