Landscape Painting

(C) 2019 Dale DiMauro

Most of my life I have drawn or doodled landscapes. Often in pen or pencil, but with the addition of watercolor, there is an emotional or atmospheric component. Some of these are imaginary while others are derived from a physical place. 

This one started out imaginary but evolved into a coastal Maine reference. Sometimes the marks on a paper can influence one's direction. Paintings in watercolor can exploit the quality of suggestion. That is, the texture of the paper or fragmented and incoherent washes can suggest an illusive quality. 

In this landscape, the zig-zagging blue wash made me think of coastal Maine. This led me to add the dense evergreen patch which I associate with coastal Maine. I even added the cast shadow in the foreground, from some of these evergreens. Strong associations come from the smell of the ocean and the quality of the light.