Artist Studio
It was a lovely sublime day with lots of surf and the rolling bands of thick to moderate fog. It is always a challenge to paint in these conditions because the value range is so close and it is very hard to stay within these values. Plus the colors are very muted and cool and it is easy to try and amp things up to get more contrast and more drama and that is not fog.
In this exercise that I did for my watercolor class I had them work with one brush and primarily black paint and just express yourself on partially wet paper, some places wet, some dry and some just damp.
This lesson is really just an attempt at creating a dark ominous sky and an exercise in learning a little more about painting rocks. Remember to draw your rocks big angular and hard that is what they are. Give them prominence but low enough in the sky that they will allow the sky to breathe. I am using a very dark value scheme and lots of rich dark blues, browns and yellows. Have a really good time with this a pay attention to the painting you must scrape the rocks just when the glisten has left the surface not after they left the paper and the whole thing dried. Big Brush, Bold Colors, and Brash Marks.