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Understanding Color Intensity

Understanding Color Intensity

by Dan Schultz on March 18, 2020 with 7 Comments

Understanding color intensity is important for any painter. Color intensity (or color saturation) joins value and hue as one of the three most important characteristics of color. We use these three characteristics to identify and mix the colors we see.  … Read More

Articles color intensity, hue, intensity, saturation, value
Gray Matters

Gray Matters

by Dan Schultz on July 17, 2016 with 11 Comments

I’ve written before about mixing black and white to make a variety of grays. It’s a nice, simple exercise to better recognize value contrasts. But when painting with more colors, the best way to mix grays is of course to … Read More

Articles complementary, gray, intensity, painting, plein air
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If you’ve been looking for a lightweight, portable If you’ve been looking for a lightweight, portable easel for outdoor painting, I’ve really been liking the U.GO pochade box from @newwaveart. I’ve got my whole gouache kit down to 5.5 lbs, including the tripod. Great for hiking or biking to those distant painting spots. 🚲 I posted a review of it on my blog. (Link in my bio.) #newwaveart #portableeasel #pochadebox
It’s the last week to see Art About Agriculture at It’s the last week to see Art About Agriculture at @santapaulaartmuseum, through March 8, 2026. “Autumn Clearing”, oil, 9”x12” is one of my paintings in the show. You’ll enjoy visiting this beautiful museum! #santapaulaartmuseum #santapaula #pleinairpainting
Announcing the return of Ojai Mystique at @ojaival Announcing the return of Ojai Mystique at @ojaivalleymuseum! 19 invited artists have each created a large masterwork and a smaller companion piece featuring the beauty of the Ojai Valley landscape. These are my two paintings: 30”x40” and 9”x12”. Visit the museum website for the events schedule and join us for the free opening reception April 17, 2026. #ojai #ojaicalifornia #ojaivalley #ojaivalleymuseum #ojaimystique
So pleased that this painting found a home with a So pleased that this painting found a home with a collector who had been looking at it for more than a year. She visited my gallery several times over the months. (I painted it for the Ojai Mystique exhibition at @ojaivalleymuseum in 2023. We’re planning a second Ojai Mystique show that will open in April, 2026, by the way.) I’ve been hoping she would be the one to take it home with her and she finally did! She also became a friend along the way. 🙂 “Ojai Valley Sunset”, Oil, 28”x56”
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