 |
Autumn in the River Road
Watercolor batik on masa, 8x5
Elmore, Ohio - purchase here |
As I walked out to get the mail at my parent's house, this beautiful scene lay before me. Slipping the mail into the car and grabbing my phone, I stepped back into the street to get the photo for reference. The golds were stunning in the backdrop of greens. I have been wanting to work on street scenes - so this is my chance! I am going to sketch and paint these every day while I am in Ohio - where I can get many different paintings from my parent's lawn! I have sketched this one in india ink, painted in watercolor on masa, & brushed hot wax over the surface. Crumbling up, this surface was more resistant to the wax coming off. I don't know why, perhaps the wax was thinner than on my previous paintings. As a result, the batik effect is lighter here. The actual painting of the scene was fun! I think I am going to like painting the street scenes! Painting number 672 in 672 days :)
Tammie, all of your paintings are breath-taking. This one is just wonderful, love the unusual batik effect and the composition and autumn colours are both superb.
ReplyDeleteThis is just lovely - the colours, the texture - a street I would like to walk into.
ReplyDelete