It is amazing what you can do with two pigments. On Easter morning I painted a bunch of color studies blending two pigments and this is one of them.
The pigments I used here are viridian and raw sienna. By varying the proportions of the colors, the values for the sky, vegetation and water all are clearly defined. In addition, if you don't overwork the painting, the marks left by the pigments on the paper can be quite interesting.
This watercolor reminds me, to some degree, of the old British watercolors you see in museum catalogs. They used such muted colors with such a range of grays which can be quite lovely on their own.
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