I visited my old school friends Mick and Gail last weekend in Kent, and although quite warm there was a feel of change in the air, and indeed this week all of a sudden autumn is definitely with us.
I love the subtle change in colour as one season moves to the next, which I recorded in this landscape exercise.
I began by using an old sketch. Remember this is an excellent way to warm up. There’s a sense of freedom about working on paper that has already been used.
This was the old sketch, which I turned upside down. I will use this sketch as I would a colour ground…
I am using Winsor & Newton Designer Gouache for this exercise. Gouache is opaque which means it can cover strong colours. With a wet brush I add some Permanent white, and allow the colour underneath to be picked up and mixed with it.
I am working the sky area in an energetic manner – again allowing the colour on the original sketch to blend into the white……
Note the suggestion of blue hills on the right of picture and how I have lightened the sky above the hills and horizon line.
I then add light green and naples yellow into the foreground, and while the paint is wet, indicate dark trees and hedgerows. There is no detail….it’s an impression, and I am working very quickly.
Given that the sky reflects upon the land, I have taken some of the Naples Yellow into the sky so that the two elements of the picture, sky and land are interconnected.
Final image.
Regardless of my subject matter, or where I am painting, Magical Hummingbirds are always with me. HummingbirdHQ.com
Have a lovely weekend.
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A Bientôt
brilliant!
Thank you….enjoy your day:)
What a great exercise – thank you for sharing.
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Thank you, so glad you enjoyed.
Beautiful paintings.
Good morning and thank you very much:)
That really is lovely!xxx
Thank you dear Dina:)xxx
Methinks I shall have to try gouache one of these days. Really lovely, this! 😀 ❤
xoxo!
I became a fan of gouache about 15 years ago when I was working in my studio in Wales. It was one of those moments of being blocked, and so I decided to PLAY – and in the playing I mixed gouache with watercolour and loved the effect of the transparent with the opaque.
The rest is history:) Janet. xxx
I love gouache and this is a most lovely painting!
Thank you so much:)
Reblogged this on My Life as an Artist (2).
Beautiful work Janet! And thanks for the magical hummingbird!
Good morning and thank you, Olga….have a magical weekend. Janet:)
Thank you for guiding us through this marvellous metamorphosis, Janet. Splendid.
Thank you, Tish. Have a lovely weekend. Janet
I can’t paint to save my life but that was a really interesting introduction to technique. I love learning how things are done, and thus you’ve made my day, or certainly this part of it
Thank you. Have a lovely weekend:)
Love the approach you’ve taken, will give it a try…!
Thank you so much…enjoy your weekend.:)