A path in the woods – gouache sketch from the forest diary
This is a quiet forest path, people rarely walk here. The birds were very active on this morning. Young woodpeckers made such a noise that I had to choose another place. I regret that I was not able to catch the vivid contrasts of light and shadows in and under the canopy of the trees.
The sky was covered by moving clouds and the light changed constantly and so did the sunlit areas and shadows… not too bad an excuse isn’t it?
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I have documented only one intermediate state,which shows the chaotic background foliage before the image was structured by the vertical trunks.
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on 6. July 2011
Hello, These paintings are wonderful. Looks like you had a great day,Linda