#133 6/26/19 Sign Language L-O-V-E

OMG, another repeat painting!  Yes, I wanted to paint the sign-language LOVE photo again.  This time with a blue background.  I did the same "upside-down" technique of painting the hands.  It was such a lovely experience with the last one, I wanted to experience it again....it's a bit of a high when you rotate to right-side-up and a think, "Wow, nice hands!  Did I do that?"  The canvas for this one was a bit taller than the last, so there is more "forearm" in this version.  I started by painting the background...very, very dark up against the skin and then lightening as I went out.  After the skin-tones were in place, I decided the blue was too phthalo, just too intense.  I toned it way down with white, light graphite, ultramarine...and a mishmash of some left over colors used for the flesh tones.