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Davenport Mini View, watercolor 6 x 9 inches |
I pulled off the road at a little town on the coast (Davenport, CA) in late afternoon to have coffee in the car (windy outside!!!) and watch from a bluff-top parking lot for whales migrating north (success!). I did this watercolor sketch of trees on the bluff, instead of the ocean vista -- for a change -- as the dusky sky was beginning to turn orange. I didn't have any water in the car at the time, so I used some of the strong brew of Costa Rican coffee I was drinking to dampen paints and wet the paper and brush ... a very tiny amount that I was willing to sacrifice to the plein aire cause.
3 comments:
I love the idea of substituting just the smallest amount of coffee to your sketchbook and can empathize with you working out of the car in bad weather. I love the way you use your purples, blues and warm tones. Adds such a nice feeling of light.
I really like the feeling you got in this sketch! You captured the deepening shadows so well with your use of color!
That was very creative of you to use the coffee in your painting. Very nice view here. Sounds like you are in California like I!
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