Experimentation is key. Playing around with watercolors takes you places you can't imagine. There are color combinations you can't come up with on your own.
However, if you can draw, learn what others do and let pigments run on your palette you will come up with great stuff.
This watercolor I started as a doodle in my watercolor sketchbook. Before long the subject matter changed and it became a landscape. Basically, it was painted exclusively with neutral colors which had formed in the reservoirs of my palette.
I was attracted to the edges of the foliage which are so descriptive and frame the landscape. In addition, the sky has a lot of variety with color blending plus hard and soft edges which adds a lot the painting. Finally, I felt like the color and movement of the water would draw you into the picture.
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