SCHOOLHOUSE & TREE - watercolor 11 x 14 Strathmore paper. Playing cool against warm, a story unfolds. In passing, we leave our fingerprints on history. The difference we make is seldom understood. This old schoolhouse still retains some of its color and charm. Glowing on a winter day it is still making it presence known. Like an old Vanguard, a tree stands by its old companion as though it is protecting and framing its image in time.
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This paper is very receptive and cooperative to washes. Blending the sky, skyline, and foreground went quickly and easily. I drybrushed some color between washes to get subtle broken lines. I drybrushed once nearly dry to get some harder more distinct lines. A rigger brush was handy here. I used a bristle brush from my oil collection to get some harder and varied lines. I was not completely successful getting the look I wanted, but as usual, some happy-accidents took over. I never feel like I am totally the architect in my paintings. Lots of accidents and experiments. I only have myself to please at this time and it allows me a lot more freedom to experiment. No undo key in real media....(unlike digital), but then it brings another kind of suspense to the work. What will happen next? reference - courtesy of morgufile.
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