Green

How many shades of Green are there? 

Green is a funny color, it is either loved, embraced and or the opposite.
I have heard of people actually becoming " ill" by viewing some shades of green. Maybe this is where the catch phrase began, " You look Green" - feeling of ill health. Green with Envy. Green with Jealousy.  Yet when one mentions, Green Eyes, Cat Eyes for instance, it takes on a whole new meaning. How do we arrive at Green? Green is created by mixing Blue and Yellow, two primary colors. Without one added, it cannot be accomplished " Green". Green depending on Hue, Tone, Depth, Shade,  it is known to create Emotional Responses. 

Do you have a favorite green?  more than likely you offer adjectives to describe it.
British Race Car, Pine, Olive, Leaf, Lime, Mint, Grass, Emerald, Toad Green, it goes on and on, and each are unique, stand alone, all by themselves. I created my own green. Mixing white Gesso which is found at art supply stores with Tints. In my learning of Mixing, there is no mistakes, each time you play, you learn what to add, what to take away. You can see the base I created, and painted onto my kitchen cabinet. The horror on some of your faces, why that color? I personally like it. Mixing tints of blue, turquoise and yellow green - slowly to white Gesso, this is my result. I am torn because I love BOLD DARING yes, and I also love the colors of soft beach sands, ocean sea glass, beach worn. You can see on this practice cab, I let my imagination go wild.  

What is your favorite shade of green?

A close up of the area that is Beachy Shabbed - All is Possible - the colors mixed you see
(L)Vintage White & Young Kansas Wheat, (R) is Pittsburgh Gray & Vintage White

Do you see the coverage? it is this simple, this why I say CeCe is no Fail - this did not take me but minutes.

Another Cab that I used this Gesso base and added layers of CeCe over it - slowly by dry brushing. I used Young Kansas Wheat, You cannot see it, but its there. Maine Harbor Blue afterward, while the Young Kansas Wheat was still wet. They both to mesh together - then to add a few streaks of the tints, again dry brushing. This took only minutes to create. Watermelon Rind :)

The New Color out that I have received " Texas Prairie" that I call Cat Eye Green. It is Cat Eye Green. It changes in light, this is exciting.

You can see it Wet  - Texas Prairie (L) and Kentucky Mint ( R)

Dry: Texas Prairie (L) and Kentucky Mint ( R) 

When my samples arrived, of coarse I had to open them, stick my finger in them and play, That I did, I stuck my finger in Texas Prairie and Finger Painted over the Beachy Shabbed. This is the Result,  upon the Beach Shabbed wood, as photo shows above.  Do you see Green? I see a pale florescent beachy limon yellow. To the left is Shabbed mix, the right is Texas Prairie 

Another photo

I have played with and mixed the colors of CeCe and Texas Prairie is a changer. Have not experienced this with any of the other colors. I like it, it makes it even more versatile.

It is Cat Eye Green, my fur Son says Hello  

Maybe you're thinking I stuck my finger in the wrong color, Johnston Daffodil by mistake. I went and finger painted Johnston Daffodil next to the Prairie Green. Took photos. You can See " Yellow is Yellow"

Johnston Daffodil top and Texas Prairie bottom

Reminds me of the wall paint I chose for my basement, Pittsburgh Paints Safari. Depending on the light, it shows as a golden pear, with a candle glow and other times it is apple green.

Safari Pittsburgh Paint 312-3

You can see here it is not in the Green family it is in the Golds :) 

Safari 312-3 Pittsburgh Paints Website