This time I used two colors I cannot stand together--green and red. Though What I really can't stand is bright, saturated green and red. I can handle this
Same deal. I used reference, reproduced it freehand, and then just started painting. These uh... aren't very well planned out. They're more like painting experiments.
A few people asked about the materials I used. These are all acrylic (except for a little leftover pencil). I'll take all the leftover paint on my wet-palette, mix it into a desaturated mess, and cover a piece of bristol. I then stare at the paper and pretty much paint whatever idea pops into my head first. The parts of the process or finished painting that work I'll take note of and keep for the next painting.
Also, I'll put up prints of this and the last one when I have a quality photo.
I like all these variations on complementary color schemes with the big cats--a lot of times when artists do that you get the "Laker colors" or "Christmas colors" effect using the pure hues, so it's nice to see someone play with variations on the saturation level of those colors. I get what you mean when you say it's a painting experiment, but it's a much more sophisticated way to play with the color combinations.