In a recent post I mentioned how Charles Reid wrote in his book, Watercolor Basics, that during a down time it is good practice to make color swatches. Your vocabulary of color expands and your brushwork develops too.
Well, lately I have been making many color swatches. I like this swatch in particular. This juicy, light brown was created by mixing permanent brown with quinacridone gold. At this time of year the distant hills when in the sun can acquire this warm, earthy coloring.
It is not so much the color itself that is striking as when it is combined with a red or blue which will make the colors sing.
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