Beets and their greens

The beets were so lovely, and I don't think I did them justice, but this was about the greens. I wanted to use what I had learned in Michael Wilcox's book. I mixed this painting with Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Manganese Blue, Quin Violet, Hansa Yellow and French Ultramarine Blue. I mixed these colors on the palette this time, not the paper. I was pleased with how clear the greens were. Cerulean blue was the recommended blue, but I didn't have any, so I used the manganese with good results. The cerulean is opaque and the manganese is transparent, so I would think it would make a difference in how the light was abosorbed/reflected and would make a different color. I'm going to pick up tube of the cerulean and see how it works. I was pleased enough with the results to experiment more in the mixing of greens.