Very limited palette

[Wilma Hill]

Timothy thank you very much for your input and encouragement.

Marvin I will certainly look into what you have suggested and it did very much encourage me that I was on the right track by some miracle.

This palette that I am refering to is called the Jack Reilly palette. Mr. Reilly was director of the Art Students League of New York for many years and this was the palette he used for his beginning students. Mr. Farraggaso, first a student of his, then a teacher in the school and after Mr. Reilly's passing became director of it for many years also, wrote a book called "The Students Guide tp Painting" of which I have a copy and it is based on Mr. Reilly's teaching. Mentioning this to let you know where I obtained the information in case you were interested. The book has been long out of print and hard to find.

I have been observing your paintings along with many others and admire them greatly. I will now go look at those you have suggested, I believe there is something here posted on your palette already, I read so much here on the site have trouble keeping up with it, but it caught my eye and will go check this out.

Again thank you very much for your generous input.

Wilma

[Timothy C. Tyler]

Wilma, the easiest way to choose a palette from which to depart (or begin) is by looking the works of painters you like and see what they did or do. You also would be wise to look at the award winning painters of today you like best and investigate their palettes. One of these I'd suggest is Nelson Shanks. His palette is listed on SOG somewhere... it is vast and variable according to his subject. The reason for looking into living painters is that colors have improved greatly over the last 30 years. Best wishes, Tim

[Wilma Hill]

Timothy thank you again for your input. I take all comments very seriously and appreciate them very much and follow up on them by doing what has been suggested. I don't feel like I can comment any furthor for I am inexperienced in this field, therefore have no experience to base a comment on. But I want everyone to know that I really appreciate you and others taking time from what must be very busy schedules to post their thoughts on this. I have admired your work and others here for many years.

Wilma