The theme of this month was spring! I built my Spring Palette and painted some swatches and paintings – indoors and out – using spring colors and themes. Focusing more on my actual surroundings, I took a break from my National Park project until late in the month (then rapidly did four). It was an experimental month; on multiple occasions I painted two versions of things to try things out. I did a lot less “class work” than previous months, mostly doing my own thing.
The Paintings
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Watercolor & gouache mini-scenes from Ruth Wilshaw’s Watercolor & Gouache. April 1, 2023.Rhododendrons with Quin Rose, Quin Magenta, Rich Green Gold, Ultramarine Blue, and Phthalo Turquoise. April 2, 2023.Rhododendrons with a limited palette of Opus, Phthalo Turquoise, Permanent Red, Rich Green Gold. April 3, 2023.Spring Nature Spots, April 10-19 2023Lavender, from Sushma Hegde’s “Watercolor Wildflowers.” April 11, 2023. Plein air early spring willow. April 12, 2023. Tulips, using the Spring Palette. April 14, 2023. Tribute to Lawren Harris’ “Decorative Landscape in Oil” (in gouache). April 17, 2023.Spring Flowering Norway Maple in the Rain, Wet Version. April 18, 2023.Spring Flowering Norway Maple in the Rain, Dry Version. April 19, 2023.Dusk over sea (, Indanthrone sky. April 20, 2023.Dusk over sea II, violet-blue sky. April 21, 2023.Cotton Candy Clouds in gouache. April 23, 2023.Flowering tree at sunset. April 24, 2023. Cuyahoga National Park in gouache. April 25, 2023.Crater Lake National Park. April 26, 2023.Death Valley National Park. April 27, 2023. Denali National Park. April 29, 2023.Ocean studies in gouahce. April 30, 2023.
