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On a sunny day the Winter light is lovely. It makes me want to grab my cross country skis and head out in to the landscape. However, we have had a season of icy storms which have been uncharacteristically uninspiring.
How to approach painting foliage in watercolor can be a challenge. I try to paint what I see and not revert to past techniques. This way I try to observe the colors with a sharp eye and fresh perspective. I find the massing and scale of foliage critical to painting trees. The foliage in this watercolor needs more work but I like some of the marks left by the watercolor.
There is a warmth in this picture that I find lovely. In addition, I have observed that tree trunks are not all brown or dark gray. In the sun many of our local evergreens have this mauve-like coloring.
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