First time painting plein air (watercolour)
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Wandered into the New Forest w/ my bro over Easter - no leaves on any trees. The day was grey/cloudy, changing later for some intermittent but very strong angled light. Went down the length of a little winding tributary, finding somewhere to park our collective arse and whip out the brushes. I drew a couple experiments in composition, thinking back to Will Eisner's great PDF on sequential art. Initially I wanted the patch of light behind the fallen tree to be the focus, using the dark trunks either side to act as a framing device: Then I remembered that I haven't used watercolours since junior school - so I cut the composition back to focus on the fallen tree on its own - quickly shading in the darkest values: For the painting I used a 1cm cheap-o synthetic brush, watercolour straight out of the tube, and water straight out of the bottle: As a quick 20 min sketch/painting I'm pretty pleased with the final result (so pleased I even signed it, would you look at that) - but -...
