This is a painting I completed yesterday. It is a view
across the bay to Barmouth. I am fascinated by dramatic skies so wanted to keep
that as the main focus of the work, subduing the landscape to the minimum of
detail.
The sky itself was painted wet in wet with just indigo and
alizarin crimson with the light gap in the clouds lifted out with scrunched up
kitchen paper to give soft nebulous edges. A second lifting gave harder edges
for contrast.
The mountains and town become one except for the tiny lights
along the water’s edge. These highlights were scraped out gently with a scalpel
blade and dotted in with cadmium yellow.
Sky studies are a great way to loosen up with watercolour
painting. Add a little landscape detail at the bottom and they make great
sketches to give as art cards J
Wow, I love your painting. I do love trying to paint in water colour as it's a great medium, but sadly I'm never going to be a great artist.
ReplyDeleteSimply stunning, I love the different colours in the sky.
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning Janice, loving the colours and scene.
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Linda xxx
Stunning painting of the sky. You are very tallented.
ReplyDeleteWow Janice that's amazing, I did a watercolour class a few years ago, was great but still can't do it, still have that 5 year old mentality to colouring, not scribbling, just adding too much colour not enough water lol I keep trying it with Tim Holtz distress but just can't get it. The Sky looks amazing, I love looking at the sky when it's all different colours, people watching me must think i'm on drugs lol :) x
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