WAVES OF EXPRESSION

I felt called by my recent trip to the Big Horn Mountains to paint something similar to what I saw on a hike. Tall, beautiful and strong pine trees on a clear day.
    This time I wet the front of the canvas, spreading the water around but not removing the excess, I left the back completely alone. This seemed to set the paint even faster. I started with a lighter green for the farthest trees in the back, layering darker colored trees in the front. Then I mixed a vibrant gold with Aquamarine from the Hidden Gems collection by Waves Of Expression watercolors to create a bright field green.
Originally I was going to put a river through the middle and foreground, but I didn’t like the way the blues looked against the trees– too much blue!!
So I used a nifty trick, the magic watercolor eraser so to speak. A damp paper towel! Just a couple of swipes and the offending blue was gone and a lovely path of dirt color was in its place.

On canvas using the paper towel eraser works so much easier. Watercolor paper is more porous and really traps the colors, so you end up wearing the paper down when you try and erase it. Sometimes it happens with the painting process too, the paper gets over saturated and starts to pill up.
I think these canvases are going to be my go-to now for watercolor works! They don’t bow up when wet either, which eliminates the need to press the painting. Win-win in my book!

Here is my final mountain forest painting, I hope this inspired you to try out a watercolor canvas! Stretch your creative muscles and enjoy your week! See you next time!