Not all watercolors are finished works of art. This watercolor was painted in the Brattleboro Food Coop's cafe looking towards the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center with the backdrop of Wantastiquet Mountain, made famous by Henry David Thoreau.
I chose to remove all the construction equipment and signage which dominated the middle ground for a more rural look. Plus, I was painting on a small watercolor block which couldn't possibly contain all that detail.
Ironically, you can feel the shadow cast from the clouds overhead yet the sky in this photograph does not convey the patches of blue which I painted in the sky.
I do like the simple washes which depict some of the characteristics of the museum and grounds.
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