This is a watercolor I am proud of. Last Wednesday as the forest fire smog had moved into the Northeastern states in America I had started to feel a bit sick and decided to stay indoors all day (as was recommended from local air quality advisories).
I started this watercolor but did not like some of the placement of my washes as they left hard edges in undesirable places, such as in the middle of the image. So I decided to lift paint from the paper in the middle and background. This took repeated damping of the paper with water and then absorbing the pigment with a paper towel.
This landscape became promising as I added new washes which clarified the middle and backgrounds. In addition, modifying the placement of the tree seemed more natural while framing the landscape.
As a result of this watercolor, I have a renewed confidence in repairing a painting when necessary instead of giving up on it.
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