Odd enough, I don't walk through the Brattleboro, VT Retreat fields much in the summer but I definitely do in the winter months. Part of that is fear of too much tick activity in the summer time plus a more active schedule when the days are long.
I thought I would throw in a warmer season watercolor during this cold winter spell. This watercolor has richer coloration than this photograph depicts. Anyway, you can the vibrant greens of the early growing season.
I experimented with many newer painting techniques which may not all be to my benefit at this point. I dropped in much darker darks to depict the breaks and stronger shadows amongst the grass in this field. Also, I put in a dull dark wash in the foreground to express the heavy shadow from the nearby tree and highlight the sun on some grass blades in the foreground.
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