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Hi Joan,
I just returned from my two week Atlanta WS. I'll be posting the step by step demo I created there on my site shortly. It may prove helpful.
In my work and teaching I try to eschew all rules and paint from observation. I identify the hue, value and chroma of each shape of paint I want to place on the canvas. I believe that all preconceptions, such as alternating warms and cools, tend to inhibit my ability to see objectively. Others may find that certain rules such may work for them, but I'm explaining what I do here because it is my approach that has been called into play here.
I don't use ultramarine in my flesh with the exception of depicting reflected lights in the shadows or indicating certain makeup applications (circus clowns, war paint, etc.?). Many of my students will take what they learned from me and personalize it. I say if it works for you, then do it!
When I'm addressing problems that my students may be encountering I have rarely seen work where color alone is the problem. Shapes (drawing) and value errors are more often the source of the problem. Color is the least important element in painting.
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