As usual I brought my box of partially completed paintings that I take with me and chose this one to try and finish that I had started a number of years ago when I taught a class on how to paint different types of skies (see posts on 12 January, 19 February and 15 May 2015 and 24 January 2017).
I washed in some alizarin crimson across the rocks in the foreground and while the paint was still wet, I dropped in a small amount of burnt sienna in spots to create texture.
With various mixtures of French ultramarine blue, raw sienna, Antwerp blue and aureolin I put in the under paint for the pine needles onto the trees.
With a mixture of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and alizarin crimson I painted in the tree trunks and branches.
I thinned the dark mixture down with water and added a few ripples below the far shore in the background.
Next, I put some below the rocks and then added a wash of alizarin crimson for the rock reflections.
Lastly, I dotted in a small amount of alizarin crimson throughout the background trees to add a little warmth and interest.
I will post this painting at a later date once more work on the trees and rocks has been completed.
Thank you for taking the time to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.
