“The landscape thinks itself in me, and I am its consciousness.” ~ Paul Cézanne
‘GreenScape’ is a quick colour study from one of my older sketch books. For many years I have tried to keep a habit of doing art every day. Even if it is just a tiny sketch like this imagined landscape scribbled down in a small 4” x 5” notebook (one of a several drawing pads that sit on my bedside table). These studies can inform colour combinations and suggest forms to use in larger compositions.
Keeping a colour journal, as well as a features collection, can help when a larger future work isn’t quite working. Flipping through these binders and sketchbooks can give new insights for where to go in the new work.
The initial sketch, shown here, was drawn with a common HB lead pencil, with a few brushstroke washes added using a small Cotman Water Colour Sketchers’ Pocket Box.
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