When you study the landscape you begin to see things for what they are. Over time you develop a clearer lens and this informs my decision when choosing what to paint and how to go about painting. Or at least that's how I feel about my painting.
It takes a great restraint to paint with a limited palette. Particularly when you limit yourself to two colors. Yet there is a great harmony of color when you use a simple palette.
This watercolor was painted with only cobalt blue and burnt umber. I like the light in this picture, it reminds me of the mid-winter noon hour. I have cross-country skied many days at this time of day. All the landscape elements are clearly defined by the light and the contrasting colors.
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