Watercolor Landscape – Smitten By Watercolors

Painting a mountain representation – Story

What I thought would be one painting full of textures became a detail series of 7 or 8 paintings because of my insistence on perfection. I wanted to paint a representation of rugged mountain. The photograph had a great composition. But the mountain was really a huge Mound that was itself a beast-like rocky terrainContinue reading “Painting a mountain representation – Story”

Delicate Blossom

Cherry blossom is a difficult subject to paint. Just like the blossom, the lightest of the light layers are required. I tried my best and liked the result from Study 2 and Study 3 the most.

Clean look

I was aiming to paint a clean looking landscape. Not many lines and objects and complications in the composition; but just a simple clean and effective look.

Assurance

Darkness is all around, and increasing by the minute. You want to hold on to the daylight, but you know it’s not possible. Right at that moment you suddenly see this golden light. It feels like an assurance from the sun that he is going to be back tomorrow.

Largest Expanse in the front

At Strait of Juan De Fuca, the horizon just keeps expanding. Largest of the vessels look tiny. If you want to paint this type of vista, subtle color variations are needed for sure!

Grace outside my window.

I tend to focus on details, and I am trying to get away from that. Just aiming to show more of an impression. However; when the painting must show buildings, I have to focus on where the windows and shadows are. This can be a hinderance to a fast and free style though. Here isContinue reading “Grace outside my window.”