Painting outside after painting inside for most of the winter is a challenge. It is not so much the change in scale but the quick decisions one has to begin to master.
This watercolor was painted last week, on the edge of a cornfield in Northfield, MA. It was a wild and turbulent painting session as flocks of birds flew towards and over me. Also, large swarms of mosquitoes hovered around me as I put down washes of pigment.
However, I do see some progress in this painting. My 'cloud' painting is improving but the values of the pinks are still a bit weak which makes it hard to read aspects of the sky. I like the energy and color in the landscape depicted here. Also, I like that I did not get bogged down in details.
The other area I have improved upon is matching the color mixes to the colors I see in nature which is not easy as the light is always changing. Also, I have become much more adaptive with the specific palette I am using on a given day. Some of my palettes are quite small as compared to my indoor one which is much larger.
With spring definitely here, much promise and hope reveal themselves regardless of the political climate.
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