The Connecticut River Valley

(C) 2019 Dale DiMauro

For this watercolor I am broadening my horizons. This birds eye view fills the watercolor sheet with characteristics of the regional landscape. We have the Connecticut River, fields, agricultural land and the distant hills of New Hampshire.

Viewing the landscape from a distance enables an artist to interpret basic shapes and then clarify them with values. I have been aiming to have clean washes of color where the open spaces occur. At the base of the wooded areas I have emphasized darker washes to give depth and height to the woodland edge.

There are foreground features I have yet to add which include two trees with their darker foliage and other foliage appearing above the river. I feel this painting has a good start and am excited where this takes me.