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I wanted to talk a little bit about my color palette.  I use a limited palette of primarily these colors below.  I mix the colors I use from this list.  My greens are usually mixed from the Ultramarine Blue and the Cadmium Yellow.  

I sometimes use an analogous palette for a painting.  If I am using an analogous palette for a painting, all the colors will be mixed from just typically 3 colors that I select for the painting.   These typically would include Alizaran Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, and Cadmium Yellow.  I could substitute a different color if needed depending on the warmth or coolness I desire, but would only include those 3 colors.   For example my darkest dark would be Alizaran Crimson mixed with Ultramarine Blue.   From the 3 colors I would mix them to make an extended analogous palette of 5 base colors.  I would then use these colors to mix various gray's for my painting.   I have experimented with using an analogous palette and I do like the color harmony that can be produced in the painting when using those limited colors.   The above painting was painted with an analogous palette using my described colors. 

Alizaran Crimson

Cadmium Red Medium

Ultramarine Blue

Cobalt Blue

Cadmium Yellow Medium

Cadmium Lemon

Titanium White

Other occasional colors:

Thalo Green

Thalo Yellow Green

Thalo Blue

Burnt Umber