Dark, rainy days are the perfect backdrop for spring flowering trees! The redbuds almost glow in such a landscape! I added permanent rose to my limited palette today, solely for the redbuds. I think the color is more true, with a touch of ultramarine, to the actual bloom color. Alizarin alone is not the right shade, although I have used it when no other color was available. Spring is definitely the time to pull out my regular palette. I didn't even miss it most of fall and winter, but now the color is calling! It's going to be a little tricky to get all that color on my tiny Altoids palette! Painting number 1539 in 1539 days :)
What a beautiful painting. Your colours work perfectly.
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