Yesterday, was the pick of the weekend - weather wise. So I took a walk in the afternoon to find the sun and it was on the Brattleboro Common. I noticed how the fallen leaves from some of the trees opened a vista up the West River beyond the Brattleboro Retreat towards Black Mountain.
At this point I settled down to paint en plein air, until the darkness moved in. Sometimes the hardest decision, is indeed, to find that subject to commit time to.
I worked my way down the watercolor block painting from the sky to the leaf-covered lawn in the foreground. Many decisions were made rapidly - always aware of how wet the paper is in certain areas.
As the light faded and I looked up from my watercolor block I felt good about the decisions I made and in the time I had to utilize my skills.
Generally speaking, whenever I paint new techniques are tried. On this day I consciously tried to paint the tree trunks with irregular footings as I observed clumps of grass and uneven ground one of the characteristics of the scene.
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