Across the field

(C) 2018 Dale DiMauro

This is the early phases of a watercolor inspired from the natural patterns and colors of a local field in the fall. There are lovely folds of earth, turned under by the ruts a vehicle had created, jutting diagonally, across the field. As much as the warm light is inviting, the shadows convey great drama.

A year or two ago I posted about a painting from a similar viewpoint. It was on a much smaller scale. However, this painting at least so far, has cleaner washes, less detail and better brush work. 

Landscape painting, I believe, has the ability to draw the viewer into a scene like no other art form. The landscapes we grow up in, shapes and molds our perceptions of the world and ultimately forms our identity as we go through life. 

After I stepped away from this watercolor, I felt all this movement across the page. Some of it was the changing light and shadows. It was also the changing of the seasons. However, since I had crossed the field, by foot, previously, I felt transformed by the grand scheme of things.