The books have arrived, and I've spent hours perusing them. There is no doubt that
"Carlson's Guide to Landscape Painting" will serve to enlighten me for many years. Thank you for recommending it, Chris. And, I think I've read your book,
"Painting Beautiful Skin Tones with Color & Light" twice by now. After reading it once through, I keep going back and forth for specific information.
The painting workshops I attended in Woodstock, NY recently, had already introduced me to a complementary palette; your book supports and confirms what I learned. On the whole, there is so much excellent information, and many useful demonstrations, that I would advise any portrait painter to have a copy of it in their library.