Forest Greens: A Spontaneous Watercolour Landscape | Loose Expressive Style Style Demonstration

This painting developed quite intuitively, layer by layer, and surprised me with a waterfall that appeared almost on its own, and some very lovely textures.

I started with an abstract wash, as I often do, and then slowly added some details and accents to develop this peaceful landscape. The rich, deep greens here make me feel so calm when I look at them – I will share the colours and the mixes I used along the way.

As always, I softened the paints on my palette with a spray bottle before I began, and I am painting at a slight angle to encourage the paint to move and flow.

Let’s see how this peaceful scene came to life.


Materials used:

PAPER:
Baohong Master's Choice 100% cotton 300gsm cold press paper, 18 x 26 cm (7 x 10 in)

PAINTS:
Perylene Green (Daniel Smith)
Olive Green (Daniel Smith)
Green Gold (Michael Harding)
Sap Green (Daniel Smith)
Raw Umber (Schmincke)
Raw Sienna Light (Daniel Smith)
Burnt Umber (Daniel Smith)
Quinacridone Sienna (Daniel Smith)
Indigo (Michael Harding
Violet (Daniel Smith)
Cadmium Yellow
Quinacridone Red (Daniel Smith)
White gouache (Art Spectrum)


BRUSHES:
DaVinci Casaneo Series 490 Long Mop Size 2
Princeton Aqua Elite Long Round Size 12
Panart Global Flat Series 1121 Size 12
NEEF Master Artists Thomas W Schaller Mop Size 2
DaVinci Casaneo Series 5898 Flat Size 12
Princeton Select Liner
Roymac Revolution Taklon Rigger Size 2
NEEF Master's Point 2018 Size 10/0

OTHER MATERIALS:
Ceramic mixing palette https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/thehaven...
MEEDEN Well Palette
Hand towel or dishwashing sponge (to dab the brush on to remove excess water)
Spray Water Bottle
Hair Dryer
Pencil
Eraser
Cotton Buds

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Music: "Soul Therapy" by Light Music from Pixabay.com