I painted this little portrait of a willow tree while on a little holiday on the Chesapeake Bay. I always pack my art supplies when I take any trip. We were staying at a beach house and in front of the house was a tree with a double trunk shaped like the letter "V." I thought it looked very dramatic and so I did a little watercolor of the tree.
The time of day was mid morning and the light was coming from the right and lit up parts of the tree with a yellowish light.
THEME
The tree was like a lone sentinel guarding the bay. It was in a place of winds and harsh conditions but somehow had survived and thrived into a beautiful tree that was a beauty to look at.
TECHNIQUE
I started with a watery wash of the sky using a moppy brush and swishing back and forth leaving some areas untouched like clouds. The foreground grass and bush on the right was done in two steps; first, I laid down watery green with vertical strokes of a large brush then came back with a smaller brush to detail it after it dried.
When the sky was dried I dabbed with a medium brush the yellow and green of the tree and let it dry. I used a small brush to draw the tree, fence, sea, and details. The tree trunk took several applications of color to get the values right.
Last, using a small brush and a darker green I put detail in the leaves and grasses.
(c) Adron
The time of day was mid morning and the light was coming from the right and lit up parts of the tree with a yellowish light.
THEME
The tree was like a lone sentinel guarding the bay. It was in a place of winds and harsh conditions but somehow had survived and thrived into a beautiful tree that was a beauty to look at.
TECHNIQUE
I started with a watery wash of the sky using a moppy brush and swishing back and forth leaving some areas untouched like clouds. The foreground grass and bush on the right was done in two steps; first, I laid down watery green with vertical strokes of a large brush then came back with a smaller brush to detail it after it dried.
When the sky was dried I dabbed with a medium brush the yellow and green of the tree and let it dry. I used a small brush to draw the tree, fence, sea, and details. The tree trunk took several applications of color to get the values right.
Last, using a small brush and a darker green I put detail in the leaves and grasses.
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| Tree On The Bay Watercolor |
(c) Adron
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