I always start off painting my skies, trying to make them as moody and atmospheric as possible and then decide from there what I want to add to the watercolor. When I took this to class without a title it was interesting to hear what others saw in the piece. Someone said it looked like an approaching storm, which really surprised me since I had painted mostly blue sky. I thought it was not atmospheric enough for my liking. Our instructor thought it looked a little like the Australian outback. Hmmm. It reminds me a little of the dry summers here in norther California, so for now I'm going to call it California Summer but may change it if I come up with something better.
I like your use of neutral colors, beautiful painting Jean.
ReplyDeleteIt is a very interesting sky, indeed! I also thought of an approaching rain when I saw it. Beautiful painting, Jean!
ReplyDeleteI feel, the trees are waiting for a cool rain! Nice feel to the painting Jean!
ReplyDeleteJean and I have to agree with those that said it looks like an approaching storm. A very nice painting indeed.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought was that it could be here in SA and it's interesting that your instructor thought it looked like the Ausie outback. Nice work Jean.
ReplyDeleteI like the path leading into the woods. Mysterious :)
ReplyDeleteOhhh, if I could only paint clouds like yours! I love the sky in the painting. It looks like an approaching summer shower, much like the ones we see here in Florida on a daily basis. Beautiful work!
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