Descanso Hedge Maze 10 x 7 Watercolor
From a photo taken at Descanso Gardens in December.
I've been reading Christopher Newall's Victorian Watercolours, and I'm intrigued by the narrative quality of the images, and the solid drawing in each painting. I'm also enjoying reading about the use of "body color" (gouache) to develop details and texture, and the debate - as far back as 1863 - about whether watercolorists should be using it at all.
All the gardens in the book - and a sudden spell of warm, sunny weather here - gave me a hankerin' to paint a garden. (Process shots below.)
2/11/08
Watercolor: Descanso Hedge Maze
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3 comments:
Lovely piece! I think I love those bright bursts of colour in the background trees the best. You've tied those in well with the ground in the foreground.
Beautiful.
I really, really like this Belinda. It reminds me of my continuing struggles with trying to find a way of portraying the White Garden at Sissinghurst - all box hedges and no scope to get a long perspective like this! You've done what I aspire too....
Nice to see the build up too.
Beautiful work Belinda. It strikes me as being quite Zen like. Very peaceful and calming. Thanks for sharing your process pieces...
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