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| (C) 2019 Dale DiMauro |
In the last few years, when painting a landscape, I have appreciated the early stages of the process. There is an abstract quality to watercolor; when if you seize the moment, you can exaggerate the atmosphere, color or drawing to your preferences. By this I mean you can take the painting in a totally different direction. For a study I find this to be desirable as the light on the landscape is always changing anyway.
When painting outside, I find myself trying to capture or record what the eye sees before it changes. At the same time I believe the use of my palette is evolving with new color combinations as a result of what I am seeing.
This watercolor is inspired by a visit to the Audubon Society in Portland, Maine. During the summer, they have these lovely trails through the woods with shoreline vistas and, equally important, mowed paths cut through their meadows. If you pay attention while on a stroll, you will notice much bird activity.
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