ACEO - Stillness 1

Today I was at KAGS painting with the Outdoor Painters' Group.

I brought a number of small pieces to work on while I was there and decided to start with this one that I had started last year (see post on 27 December 2015) while I was playing with combinations of the various blues in my palette.

I thought I would make this piece look as though it was from Stoney Lake with its many small pink granite islands.

First I put in the islands using alizarin crimson as the base and gradually added combinations of burnt sienna and French ultramarine blue for the shadows and texture in the rocks and for the rock reflections in the water.

This was followed by putting the pines onto the islands, starting with the furthest back ones to the closest ones.

If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.

The ACEO shown here is an original watercolour painting using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 300lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. It is priced at $20.00 and sold unframed.