Sounds like you're having a great time, Don.  I often think of you and hope one day to see that beautiful place!

To make a correction, I believe the info I posted about colors was from the Winsor and Newton site, not Gamblin, though I'm still trying to find various drying times from any mfg.  It's also of interest to me that the info I found keeps mentioning "oil absorption."  Don't know what they mean...  However, somewhere in the literature it was mentioned that one shouldn't put a cadmium that has less oil over a color that has lots of oil in it.  In practical use, I'm not sure I understand its application very well. 

May I ask also if you advocate using alizarin crimson that is supposed to be "fugitive?"  Seems like almost every artist around is using it heavily in their paintings, often in the darks.  Would the Quin. Rose by Daniel Smith be a good substitute?  Few brands seem to be making a permanent alizarin.  Perhaps it is because it's difficult to make one that has a dark enough value.  The one I've tried was a much lighter value than the original alizarin crimson.

As to posting pics, have to figure out how, take some decent photos, resize them, etc.  Time, time, time!  Tonight bird club meeting...if it isn't one thing, it's another! 

BTW, I sure appreciate knowing your website covers almost every question one could have in multiple media.  You've done so much work, Don, on sharing what you have learned, you deserve great praise!  Brownie

Beautiful painting, Don! 

Re Oils, I did find some info.  I was particularly interested in fast drying violets/purples and found a petty interesting doc about this.  Trouble is, I am not sure of the source.  I believe it may have been the Gamblin site.  Anyway, the following is about violets and doesn't necessarily cover my drying questions, and you may have things add:

VIOLETS

Some painters mix violet or purple using alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue, but mixtures with alizarin crimson are not lightfast and will turn blue over time.

COBALT VIOLET (Semi-transparent)
(Inorganic) Cobalt phosphate. Tinting strength low to moderate, lightfastness excellent, to very good, drying rate fast, oil absorption low. Pure violet hue that cannot be mixed. Has a hint of red but less than manganese violet. Leans towards blue when mixed with white.

MANGANESE VIOLET (Semi-transparent)
(Inorganic) Manganese ammonium phosphate. Tinting strength moderate, lightfastness excellent to very good, drying rate fast, oil absorption very high. A bit warmer than the cobalt violet.

MARS VIOLET (Opaque)
(Inorganic) Synthetic red iron oxide with a bluish tinge. Tinting strength moderate, lightfastness excellent, drying rate average, oil absorption average.

QUINACRIDONE VIOLET (Transparent)
(Organic) Quinacridone. Tinting strength high, lightfastness excellent, drying rate average, oil absorption high to average. Recently developed, brilliant color, one of the warmer violets. Also known as acra violet.

THIOINDIGO VIOLET (Transparent)
Recently developed this violet leans toward the red end of the spectrum.

ULTRAMARINE VIOLET (Transparent)
Warmer than cobalt violet, cooler than manganese violet and more transparent than either.

MARS VIOLET (Opaque)
A grayish lavender.

Now that I can get here OK, I have a question I need to post under acrylics.  Take care, Brownie

Dear Don,
  May I ask, do you have a chart on your site about drying times for different colors of oil paint?  I find it interesting that many use some of the slowest drying colors for their underpainting work (thalo blue/aliz/diaz. purple) and wondered if that's a good idea... thought it should be slower drying over faster drying.  It's probably a dumb question, but it's something has been  bugging me enough to come to you since I know you have experimented more than anyone else I know!  It also seems the mfgs. don't cover that aspect of their products. 
   BTW, for some reason, despite using two browsers,  I only see a color chart where your messges would/should  have been.   Do I have something set incorrectly?
  Hope you've been doing great and that life is treating you wonderfully!  Brownie