I painted this copy in my landscape class tonite at the school of visual arts. Lucy , our teacher , says I am an "ala prima" painter. I started with a raw sienna acrylic undercolor, then did a sketch in burnt umber oils. I painted the darks in first, and used pure cadmium reds and yellows for the sky. The smow was a mix of ultramarine blue and flake white, which is beautiful and has a bit of yellowish tinge. Finally, I added a few red highights to capture the reflection of the sky on the snow and stream. Lucy said it works for her.
