Afternoon Shadows

[P. Barrie]

WIP
12”x16”
Watercolor and Gouache on Arches cold press. From pic I took of my neighbors driveway. Maybe a couple more tweaks.

 

[Schuee]

I really like this. The colours of the snow and ice are lovely. Well done.

 

[P. Barrie]

Thanks Penny

 

[laika]

I agree - very nice work on coloring the snow shadows. I like the way the trees and the drive lead out into the distance with the gentle curve.

 

[snoball]

I love this! The light and shadows just make the painting.

 

[P. Barrie]

Lamar, thanks, I’m always drawn to scenes with pathways.
Sno, thanks. Ahh, the colors of light and shadow in winter.

 

[KreativeK]

A really beautiful snowy scene, and very inviting in spite of the cold.

 

[Donna T]

I love how the light cuts across the driveway! This is so beautiful.

 

[P. Barrie]

Kay, Donna, thank you
I’ve been going for walks lately. Always keep my eye open for interesting comps and light patterns. They’re everywhere, even in my backyard.

 

[P. Barrie]

A couple of tweaks. The foreground shadow wasn’t reading quite right to me so I darkened the value slightly.
Also, this pic was shot in morning light from my studio window, slightly cooler in places.

Calling it Done.

 

[Donna T]

Looks good, Patrick. The darker shadow makes it seem like we're squinting because of the bright light on the snow.

 

[Artyczar]

Excellent work Patric. You are great with gouache! You even get a watercolor type feel with some of it. Did you use some watercolor too?

 

[ColorEnthusiast]

Oh wow, this is gorgeous. Wonderful colors and light.

 

[P. Barrie]

Thanks Ayin, it’s mostly watercolor. I am usually not real good at leaving the white of the paper and early washes for the highlights, so I need to go back in with some white opaque gouache mixed with some WC pigment to touch up some highlights. However, I actually did less of that with this one, so I’m getting more proficient with WC. I used some Daniel Smith, WN, and Rembrandt WCs.
DS-Cobalt blue
DS- neutral tint ( chromatic black)
DS- Cad yellow
WN-Auroelin yellow
WN-Cerulean blue
WN-magenta
Rembrandt- transparent white
Dayler Rowney-white gouache

Thanks Esther. I am happy with the glowing highlights derived from the early stage washes over the white paper.

 

[Artyczar]

Just to clarify, WC here means watercolor and WN is Winsor Newton.