Painting snow in watercolor is a subject in of itself. It is very romantic. However, I love to paint snow scenes particular when fresh snow has recently blanketed the landscape.
To make the snow radiate in the foreground I pre-washed the foreground where the snow is with a lemon-yellow pigment. In addition, to emphasize the glowing tree trunks I used brilliant orange which gives warmth to the landscape.
Late last fall I painted a version of this scene without the snow. It had great late afternoon light not unlike this scene. Recently, one cold late Sunday afternoon I caught this dramatic snow scene from the distance and trudged over in my boots and took a quick photograph.
I thought about adding a bird or two to the sunlit branching but thought better of it. I thought it would be a bit cheesy. Overall, I like quality of the light and colors in this scene.
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