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This watercolor was started as an in-between picture, sandwiched around the production of other paintings. I was seeking to paint a landscape with no concern for the human figure, in it. In fact, I had already sketched out the framework for another watercolor on this sheet when I started painting.
The warm and cool colors drew me to this scene. The warmth of the field with the distant woodland edge belies the cold shade of the forest in the foreground. Even the dull and dark washes of the solitary tree transmit an element of the cold.
However, I do like the silhouette of the tree with it's scraggly edges and unkempt branching. When one comes upon a tree in it's natural state, shaped by the elements, it is quite a sight.
These are some of the thoughts I had when considering to paint this scene. When I am in the great outdoors, thoughts come to me as to how I would compose a scene and which pigments would best communicate the subject matter.
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