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Hi Marcus -
Actually, it was just myself that went to the workshop. Mary was changing the title for me and ran into technical glitches and had to reinstate some of the message, hence her name and photo attached to messages that I sent.
Dawn actually only used three colors and white. Utrecht Cadmium Yellow Light (her preferred yellow), French Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red Medium. I believe the red and blue were Winton - nothing special. In fact, she commented that she usually doesn't buy expensive paints. She does have preferences for whites: Holbein Titanium White or Gamblin Replacement Flake White.
The green you see is a mix of the ultramarine blue and yellow. White and possibly a bit of the red may also be added. She says that a simple color mix helps her to "think in terms of the spectrum".
Personally, I had to add colors. My portrait used an extra blue, Prussian Blue, so that I could get that green you see. I also used a transparent earth tone. I also used an extra yellow and red, but could have probably mixed them from my primaries.
Dawn did not insist we use her colors, but I am glad I tried.
She did have a canvas preference. She orders a linen with alkyd primer from an art supply store in New York City. Unfortunately, she couldn't remember which, but I believe they have "New York" as part of their name. It had a little bit of texture to it - not a whole lot, and I noticed little "nubbies" in the cloth. By that, I mean that some parts of the cloth protruded, not perfectly smooth.
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