Zorn Palette Landscapes

One color stands out the most in landscape paintings from the skies and waters, to the green mixes that create the grasses and trees; Blue. Now what happens if you take the blue out of natural surroundings? I was inspired to create without my most used color when I discovered the limited palette created by the artist Anders Zorn. Blue is replaced with grey, usually made from a black with cool undertones. It’s usually used for portraits, but I wanted to test it elsewhere. My first test, ‘Radar Hill’ (2023), was incredibly successful, so I bought a bunch more 5x7 canvases and continued my new obsession.