Bruce Bingham's Triple Crown

The sun came out again for us on the last day and we had that 

unusual combo of fall color and snow.

Triple Crown

by Bruce Bingham

9x12

oil

I took out my last 9x12 panel after the first painting,

divided it in half and did some quick value studies of

the same scene using different colors.

I know this sounds odd because so many painters go out

and work on color studies that match the scene, but all I

think about is value and pushing colors to match 

my own vision, mood, or sense of harmony.

In fact I make an effort to not be influenced by local color,

like a green tree for example.

I'm more of an impressionist than a tonalist because it's

what I enjoy the most.

There is no right or wrong here.

These each took about 20 minutes and it's a great way to 

clean up your palette after a painting trip!

Thanks for following along.