I’ve taken many pictures of clouds since the weather turned rainy. I love clouds.
Today, I painted cloud shapes that I imagined (without copying from a photo). I am still in start-up mode, so I am using left-over paints. Today’s paints are cerulean, black and white.
I differentiated between cloud shapes by using dark outlines for the edges. Since clouds have large areas of slowly-changing gray tone, I used washes of different shades to give the impression of volume.
The vertical gray splotches on the lower third of the paper is supposed to represent rain.
Original Clouds with Leftover Black and White
Watercolor
16″x12″ Cold Pressed Watercolor Block
Tomorrow I paint clouds from one of my photographs.
I like this a lot. The clouds look substantial and threatening and I’ve always liked seeing rain coming like this- knowing when the clouds arrive so will the rain.
Thank you Claudia. I appreciate the feedback, as I feel like I’m starting watercolors for the first time.
The beginner’s mind. I envy you.
I feel like I have beginner’s technique again. Also a beginner’s blankness, and a beginner’s agitation.