The View from Mt. Wantasticut

(C) 2017 Dale DiMauro

With the recent rain here in Vermont, I put in a bit of work last week on this watercolor. It is on a full sheet(22" x 30") of heavy rag paper(3oolb) where you can build up glazes and achieve a range of effects across the surface.

One of the qualities I like about this picture is that the colors are relatively muted. There are few strong contrasts, as in distinct shadows, but what color there is, really pops off the page, as in the red water bottle cap. In addition, I find the distant, blue mountains against the skin color to be stunning. That area is yet incomplete. 

The folds of the shirt and contours of the fanny pack in their abstract shapes, could be a painting unto itself. I am excited where this picture is headed as originally the distant landscape was not given much thought.