“River Valley” – New watercolor landscape painting
"River Valley"
4″ x 11″
Private Collection
With out going into a lot of detail about why, part of my painting process often leaves me with odd shaped leftover pieces of paper. Many of them are in this “panoramic” format where one dimension is more than twice as long as the other. The shape is well suited for a panoramic view of a landscape scene. The scene depicted in “River Valley” is not any where in particular, but rather it is a made up location designed mostly to allow the depiction of deep, lush wooded hillsides and a sparkling, reflective river flowing through.
The summer landscape can be difficult to paint since there is an overwhelming amount of green. In this case, I decided to focus on the look of deep, cool shade and shadow areas on the hillsides by pushing the color toward blue. The sense of summer green is there but is subordinate to the blues. Surrounded by so much dark and low intensity color, the ribbon of sparkling river stands out as a visual pathway through the painting and into the distance.
Contact me if you have an interest in this or any other paintings on the site. Email me at tc@tonyconner.com or by phone at 802-375-5548.
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