More browns are entering my watercolors which I think is a good thing. In some cases browns may dull the image but they are such a natural element in the landscape. We see browns in the coloration of beaches, the bottom of rivers and in the meandering flow of things. Particularly, with the combination of greens we see such a natural or organic quality.
Yellow ochre and burnt umber makes a lively, smooth, warm brown. Cadmium red with permanent sap green and winsor violet makes a truly mud brown pigment. These pigmentations make me think of spring or summer.
I painted this watercolor on a rough scrap of watercolor paper. I don't think I have ever painted a watercolor which seemed to come out so dark. Or is it that the photograph is so dark. Anyway, I like the ribbon of a path criss-crossing in the foreground.
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