It always feels good to put paint to paper. Even if time is limited. You can always come back and add more to what you started. I learn so much about the pigments the more I use them.
My most recent color exploration is combining cadmium red with turquoise(or any blue green). Depending on the proportions you come up with, a warm or grayish blue sky, or both.
I read where Charles Reid(a noted watercolor painter, author of: Watercolor Basics) suggested during idle hours painting swatches to develop greater understanding of colors and learning how to mix paint on the paper.
Just putting something down on paper keeps the mind sharp and the hand loose. Continuity is important.
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