The blues have it

(C) 2014 Dale DiMauro

This is a watercolor I did late last winter in my town. I like the variation in the sky and the trees. The sidewalk and light give warmth to the picture. This picture is 14" x 20" and the first I did using a Saunders Waterford watercolor block. This paper is like silk to work with. It is smooth to separate from the block with a palette knife which is not the case with an Arches block. They tend to tear a little if you are not careful. I think I brought optimism to this picture with colors I mixed because the days were getting longer and spring was coming after a long winter.