1/11/11

SNOW

It's been a beautiful snow day, though I'm glad I'm not out driving on the roads right now. These days are best for making a huge pot of veggie soup and kicking back, which is what I've done.

Here's another barn painting created as a demo in December, using a large, floppy squirrel brush. The idea was to allow a loosey juicy, more carefree look with the watercolor. The paint on the hill was poured on spritzed paper, rather than painted, to help create that wonderful, fresh watercolor look. A rigger brush was used to put in the grasses poking above the snow, as well as the fence wire. Let it snow...

"WIND DRIFTS" Transparent Watercolor on 140# Rough Arches 20 x 15"

9 comments:

irinapictures said...

This painting is the breath of fresh air.

Nancy Goldman said...

This painting really shows off the beauty of watercolor.

Christiane Kingsley said...

This is so pure, clean and transparent! Beautiful, like all your work!

Sadami said...

Dear Sandy,
Always your work is stunningly beautiful.
Cheers, Sadami

Studio at the Farm said...

Very clean and beautiful! I like the spritz tip,too. Thanks, Sandy.

Ann Buckner said...

Gorgeous and fresh.

Susan Roux said...

Nice composition! It's such an inviting piece. Well done.

JANE MINTER said...

so delicate with wonderful sharp details .... have been painting snow scenes wet in wet in a watercolour class i'm attending ...will try spraying and pouring ...looks like gives a beautiful light sandy

Meera Rao said...

the watercolor version is beautiful and i see dancing strokes!!!