On occasion I pre-stain a sheet of watercolor paper prior to painting. This way I can simply dive into a painting. Usually I use a yellow or quinacridone gold when you want to introduce a warmth into a face or a sunlit field. Then one proceeds with their painting with those targeted areas preserved from too many layers of paint as the warmth projects through.
However, I had pre-stained this sheet, cobalt blue, several years ago. Since this is on a block and I had not furthered this painting I figured I could use it for this landscape. The colors and values will be much darker and vibrant than the cobalt blue.
At this point I have painted one wash on the cobalt blue and you can begin to see the development of a landscape painting. In addition, the painting wanted to separate from the watercolor block so I have used blue tape to secure the sheet to the edges.
Hopefully, this painting will evolve into a nice landscape. Actually, I have no reason to think it will not.
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