Often I will paint on a scrap of watercolor paper I have laying around. More so, if the opposite side has a painting that didn't turn out so well. Sometimes I just didn't carry the picture further for some reason, usually because of a lack of time.
This is one of those cases. In addition, I didn't realize how rough the surface of the paper was. The roughness of the paper I don't find as a hindrance as much as an opportunity. It is important to try not to fill in all the valleys of the paper with paint. Thus, I need to lay down my brush stroke and then move on to the next area to paint. I have learned to appreciate the 'sparkle' characteristic of where the paper is absent of any pigment.
As a side note I have been introducing more browns into the colorations of the structure of my trees. I don't really know if this development I am conscious of or not. Many tree trunks from my observation have a gray or purplish coloring depending on the light or time of year, however, there is a warmth when in the light.
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