Landscape painting

(C) 2019 Dale DiMauro

Could this be the Connecticut River? This watercolor started with a lovely wash of burnt sienna and ultramarine. These two pigments created this lavender-like combination seen in the low horizon. From that point the subject and approach evolved into this little landscape. 

The shadow projected onto the water was an important wash in developing this painting. It was such a clean, cohesive wash that it gave life and depth to the scene.

I am amazed at the range of values and coloring which one can come up with in combining burnt sienna and ultramarine. Not only can one come up with a lavender-like color but there are a whole range of gray's at the watercolorists disposal.