As I mentioned in the heading to this blog, this is my journey back into art.  I noticed that I had been concentrating on pastel for the most part for the past few months and I realized that I had forgotten my quest to try “everything” whether the results were good, bad or indiferent.

So, in that vein, today I’m showing you my first attempt at an impressionistic watercolor landscape.  I have earlier bog entries that show that I can paint realistic flowers, etc.  in watercolor, but I realized that I had not really attempted the looser, more free style that I would like to be reflected in all my work, no matter the medium.  So, here is my first attempt.  The photo it was taken from had more trees, and rocks on the sand and dirt through out the scene.  I decided to simplify (I like it better, plus since I was jumping in like this, I thought I’m ease up a little.

I hope you enjoy the painting.  (And, no, you don’t usually have a road, fence, etc. divining the painting right up the middle, but I wasn’t aware I had done that until it was done.  That’s another argument for making thumbnail sketches before starting to paint.  One, I have never learned to do as a habit.  Too anxious to get color on paper, I expect.

The painting is small 5-1/2″ X 8-1/2″ on cold press Strathmore 140 lb. watercolor paper using myWinson & Newton travel watercolor set.