Browns & Greens

(C) 2020 Dale DiMauro

This watercolor has progressed from the last posting. It is amazing how a wash can change your perception of things or clarify what you are seeing. The yellow-greens found in nature, in the spring, are something to keep an eye on. Just looking at these colors makes me feel the moisture in the air.

I don't know where I learned about the pigment combination of quinacridone gold with manganese blue. However, I have been experimenting with this pairing quite a bit, lately. It produces a lively green foliage color.

The other color combination which I have taken a liking to is ultramarine blue and burnt umber. It gives the artist a warm dark on the brown side which I used on the surface of the pond. These two color matchings seem like real Vermont colors.

I must say I like the shoreline in this watercolor. It has that meandering quality which breaks up the space on the page into a pleasing proportion. Finally, I don't mean to bore the reader with endless pigment names but certain combinations truly can broaden your horizons.