I am enjoying having scenes like these to make a whole series of paintings. I had originally started this series once I got back from my anniversary visit to the Mendocino coast. Here is the first post with several paintings that I had painted from that experience. Valley Scenes. I am focusing right now on photos that I took of the valley on the way home. I hope to evidently paint paintings from the photos of the coast.
I am enjoying a breakthrough lately with my watercolors. Two things that I have discovered lately, at least for me, is that I prefer now to stand while painting and also I have a board that is tilted at a 45 degree angle, maybe a tad less. I also step away often and tilt my head while viewing from that distance, I find that I am able to assess what is wrong or what I need to do. Learning is a never-ending process and I can live with that.
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Yuba Gold 
Great to see some water…you are the queen of waters 😀
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Aww thank you Rebecca….I am loving the marshy landscapes. My husband is going to take me to a wildlife reserve in the valley next. When he is inspired by my art that tells me I am onto something! 😉
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Oh how wonderful, keep up the good work, then we can see the results from your planned trip away. Sounds exciting 😀
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are you saying this is an acrylic painting?
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No….it is a watercolor painting. 🙂
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Ok. I thought so. 😊
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oh I see the confusion, I bring in the subject of working on acrylics in this post. I’ll go fix that and make it more understandable….thank you!
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No worries. Prob just me. Lol.
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no it wasn’t just you, it was confusing, I didn’t explain myself very well and then I decided to edit that part out and elaborate more on my break through…so you were a big help, actually! 😉
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this is Soooo exciting M!!!
the depth and the recession is super excellent, really!
I see how you ‘toned down’ and tamed the yellow greens As they trailed off into the distance… awesome! I am loving this, smiling away 🙂
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I think working with distant landscapes has helped me to tone down my excitement and go for the bigger picture which of course helps me to rein in my excitement with color and my tendency to go in strong. Nothing wrong with going dramatic but I do need to rein in that wild pony, right? lol I am so very glad that you are loving it. I think that once I get back to being able to paint the river en plein air and studio, it will help with my depiction.
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Margaret, I LOVE your beautiful free wild pony! she only needs a little direction once in a while, hehehe make sure you keep her around! cheers YRF
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right 😉
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