12cm x 15cm (on cellulose)
This limited palette study was focused on tonal shifts between clouds, distant hills and the tree in the foreground. I wanted to create an atmosphere that felt wet and lush, but not cold. Preserving the white paper in the river adds life and a sense of movement, pulling you into the distant hills as you follow it’s course from the foreground. Working on watercolour paper (not cotton) adds the extra challenge of being faster to dry and more ‘instant’ in how colours are taken up. That means less time to fuss and in some ways it forces me to produce a more instinctual painting.
12cm x 15cm (on cellulose)
This limited palette study was focused on tonal shifts between clouds, distant hills and the tree in the foreground. I wanted to create an atmosphere that felt wet and lush, but not cold. Preserving the white paper in the river adds life and a sense of movement, pulling you into the distant hills as you follow it’s course from the foreground. Working on watercolour paper (not cotton) adds the extra challenge of being faster to dry and more ‘instant’ in how colours are taken up. That means less time to fuss and in some ways it forces me to produce a more instinctual painting.