Thank you, John, that a very kind comment about the green painting. I am getting into this limited palette lark and my next challenge just has to be red, doesn't it. I've done green, blue and yellow and although I know green isn't a primary, with the addition of red, the four colours often form the basis for a palette. No idea how to do one in red but will have a good think about it.

I certainly think your super painting deserved HC, Thea. I too enjoy a limited palette. I have a couple on my page - 'Pendle Hill' (Ultra Marine & Cad Red) and 'Out of the Woods' (Prussian Blue & Lemon Yellow). At one class I attended the tutor asked us to do a lucky dip without peeping, selecting 3 tubes of paint at random (I think you were allowed white also) and paint a still life. The results in the class were surprising and generally pleasing. It certainly takes you away from your comfort zone!

Dennis, I had never thought of it before, but they say simplification is the way forward but I hadn't realised you could apply that to the colour palette you were using! Thank you for your kind comment on my 'green' painting. Funnily enough, it was done only as a fun challenge and I rather cheekily decided to put it into Patchings competition this year and blow me down if it didn't get an HC! Could have knocked me down with a feather, lol! Mind you, the next challenge might be trying to decide which two or three colours to use in a limited palette. Anyone got any advice or tips about that?

Hi Thea I agree with you using a limited pallet takes a lot of the problems of colour harmony away . It means you never getting any problems with colour harmony that's why black and white photos are so good . I like this painting its fresh and easy on the eye .