Hello writers! So sorry for the long silence. Life got in the way of my posts. (One kid had a tonsillectomy, the other started Kindergarten.) But I managed to keep up my painting and journal entries. I am going to try to post them retroactively and catch up. I hope the month has led you to write about some new experiences too! If you are just checking in or need a refresher, here is a description of this month’s challenge.
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Day 13 – A Watercolorist’s Journal
There is something about painting the desert that is just right for watercolors. The muted palette, odd traces of color in the sky and striations in rocks, the way a low-swinging sun can paint the land surprising colors. Books on beginning watercolor techniques are full of cacti, distant rolling mountains, little hummocks of sand and vegetation. Nothing intimidating. Not the layered growth of forest or jungle. Nothing as illusive as trying to capture the proper shape and color of water. Everything is straightforward, stripped down; simple forms in a simple light, repeating themselves on into the distance.