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Nov 18, 2016
Media: Watercolor
Size: 8x10 in
This painting is from the same trip that I mentioned in my previous post about the watercolor titled "Porch". This was the first painting that I worked when we arrived at Sonnenberg Gardens. After viewing the Japanese Tea House from a variety of angles I felt the best view was from on top of a hill in front of the pond. I set my tripod and paintbox on the hill, and it was a precarious situation. The ground was uneven and there were tree roots to contend with. If I wasn't careful I could knock my tripod and painting into the pond! I also had a bug trying to bite my leg within the first five minutes of setting up.
Painting outdoors conjures up romantic notions of a relaxing afternoon of fresh air and sunshine. While painting outdoors can be relaxing, it can sometimes be very challenging. There are bugs, extreme weather, forgotten supplies, rambunctious dogs, a host of distractions, and constantly changing light. I'm not complaining though. In fact, these are the reasons why I paint outdoors-the challenges force me to paint in bold and direct manner. There's no time for procrastination. For this reason, most of the paintings that I have completed outdoors have a more impressionistic style than the ones I complete in the studio. The brushstrokes are spontaneous and bold which works well with the tea house and Japanese Gardens.
This painting is from the same trip that I mentioned in my previous post about the watercolor titled "Porch". This was the first painting that I worked when we arrived at Sonnenberg Gardens. After viewing the Japanese Tea House from a variety of angles I felt the best view was from on top of a hill in front of the pond. I set my tripod and paintbox on the hill, and it was a precarious situation. The ground was uneven and there were tree roots to contend with. If I wasn't careful I could knock my tripod and painting into the pond! I also had a bug trying to bite my leg within the first five minutes of setting up.
Painting outdoors conjures up romantic notions of a relaxing afternoon of fresh air and sunshine. While painting outdoors can be relaxing, it can sometimes be very challenging. There are bugs, extreme weather, forgotten supplies, rambunctious dogs, a host of distractions, and constantly changing light. I'm not complaining though. In fact, these are the reasons why I paint outdoors-the challenges force me to paint in bold and direct manner. There's no time for procrastination. For this reason, most of the paintings that I have completed outdoors have a more impressionistic style than the ones I complete in the studio. The brushstrokes are spontaneous and bold which works well with the tea house and Japanese Gardens. |
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