This watercolor sheet had a life of it's own before it became the image you see. Sometimes the most creative pursuits happen on the spot without thorough deliberations.
A year or so ago I did a portrait on the back of a black woman. Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I was searching for a paper to quickly put pigment on. The darker value left of center was where I tried out some washes with a clump of grasses at the top.
This image sat in my mind for several days partly because I loved the juicy quality of the washes. Before long I began to develop this image as part of a larger landscape.
This is what I ended up with. Not bad since I really didn't have anything to begin with. No reference photographs to rely on. Or perhaps I was envisioning a summer scene after that dreaded winter which has ended so suddenly.
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