Playing with pigments

(C) 2017 Dale DiMauro

Recently, I began using Winsor & Newton watercolor blocks for plein air painting. So I figured it would be a good idea to try their little watercolor book to acquire more experience with this paper and test out color combinations.

As I understand it, there is a bit of a resurgence of interest in watercolor. This is due, in part, to the sharing of information over social media, accessibility and the ease of portability that the medium offers. In addition, the influence and development of technology which is constantly impacting our lives is improving paper and preservation techniques etc. I am stating all this because the materials I have to choose from are quite different from day to day.

This imaginary landscape is a vehicle to experiment with this new tube of indian yellow I have been eager to try out. It was used in the foreground on it's own and in combination with prussian blue to paint the green of the tree on the left.