I started this painting yesterday and finished it today. I didn’t bother with photos showing my progression. This paper is fairly new to me, not sure if I care for it or not. I like a paper to push back at me, it seems too “mushy”, it doesn’t have a response that I like. Corrections are difficult and you have to be careful because very wet washes will congeal in some spots and try to lift up in places you don’t necessarily want it to. I don’t mind a paper that puts me on the edge of my seat but I like a little teamwork.
I’ll might soften up some edges of that bush that leans over the rocks.
colors used: Prussian Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cerulean Blue, Quin. Gold, Aureolin, Indigo
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Yuba Gold 
The light and shade on this one are glorious! 🙂
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Thank you Rebecca! I am a light and shade drama queen. 😉
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I really enjoyed reading about your experience in painting this scene Margaret – a wonderful piece of work. Your depiction of sunlight throughout is well done. Love the bulky rock formation too.
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Thank you Mary 🙂
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Very inviting. I would like to spend time here. Take in the fresh air, enjoy the peace.
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I see mary poppins climbing on the rocks!!! That water reflection is absolutely dreamy!
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hehe now that is a first, Mary Poppins statement to show how you feel about a painting. Love it! Thank you Jodi!
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It’s funny. I cannot not see her. Do you see what I mean? She is the first thing I saw in the painting, and I had to enlarge as I found it odd that you had painted a person into your painting since you usually do not. Lol. Even enlarged. I see her more.
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haha…..I see, you see her!! I’ll get out my painting and look at it….so funny! I absolutely love it 😉 ❤
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Guess what? Mr. Plaidcamper sees Mary too! Haha I’ll keep trying!
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I enjoyed your commentary about the paper type and how it challenges you – never thought about this before.
Jodi isn’t seeing things, there really is a Mary Poppins type figure on those rocks!
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Gee I can’t see Mar darn. I am determined to see her 🙂 yes, paper makes all the difference in how happy the experience is and the outcome. I made it work by golly! 😉 now just to see Mary Poppins in my painting, I would happy!
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She looks like she’s leaning against the tree to the right of the triangular rock formation – at a near 45 degree angle. She’s there, honest!
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haha….I see the umbrella!!! that dark shape that this paper was determined was going to stay there. The more I look I am seeing her! So weird! but to me she is standing up on her tippy toes ready to take a good dip in the North Yuba! I guess I do see her!!! so funny….makes this painting even more special. Thanks to you and Jodi ❤
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I’m glad you see it too Mr. Plaidcamper! I swear it is the first thing that popped out at me. Margaret – she is on top of the rocks. She has a dark dress on and a hat with a sash or bow around it. Her one arm is outstretched almost like she is flying, and she is smiling.
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Haha you see more than I do. I finally saw her umbrella and she looks like she is on her golly goes. Now I need to see her smile 😃 this is way too much fun! My husband told me that he sees a woman smelling flowers in an old pastel of mine!
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I sent you her circled in a FB Messenger note 🙂
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Okay!
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I don’t see an umbrella – LOL!
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Haha. Upper area between the tree on the left and Mary. And it is tilted ready for flight😀!
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Oh my goodness. Now I see her too!
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crazy huh? Jodi had to point it out to me in a message and I was looking at the wrong spot, I see the umbrella which she doesn’t see and it is in the upper midsection at the top. I think that she is trying to figure out how to get up there to retrieve it. This painting has been amusing me to no end today.
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This is gorgeous just gorgeous..
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Thank you Holly, I had so much fun painting it. The photo captures it quite well but it really glows in reality.
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maybe someday i’ll get to your river. I love your paintings of it.
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Beautiful Margaret – you’ve captured a magical light in your painting…
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thank you Evelyn 🙂
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Lovely lights and darks, Margaret, on this one and the tree is loose but believeable. The mother colour of green that runs throughtout also gives it a cohesion. I like it a lot.
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Thank you Graham, I bet you are itching to paint. Hope that you are healing well.
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Stunning work! It is very beautiful and inspires me. I am going camping soon and will have to bring my watercolors! Thank you for sharing.
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Do it!
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