Painting landscapes is always rewarding for me. The sky is more of a challenge particularly if you try to paint the wide range of atmospheric qualities we experience. For example, there are so many different cloud formations and light qualities we see which project a mood over the landscape.
However, when you capture a convincing sky it sets a good start to your painting. I always paint the sky first even though I may add an additional wash later. Then the landscape needs to be a darker value than the sky to be convincing.
Lately, I have been working on putting down quick figures in watercolor. I try not to go back and noodle the figure - just live with the result. I can see some progress in that direction. This is the most recent figure. I painted the landscape in afterwards.
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