It has been written that John Singer Sargent used only one green in watercolor painting and that was Viridian. So I have been experimenting by mixing viridian with yellow ochre amongst other yellows to see what I come up with for a range of greens.
In this scene I have added in a mature tree in the watercolor posted last week. In fact, it needs more touches of paint to get the depth of foliage I am after. However, as one can notice a tree adds so much to a landscape. Originally, the trees and view are what drew me to this subject matter.
This one tree frames the view and lends much character to the landscape. It is such a spectacular focal point one could easily imagine pulling up a lawn chair with a book in hand and sitting under the canopy on a hot summer day.
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