Aspen Trees, Greening for Spring – watercolor
Click on image to zoom in
A little celebration of what’s hopefully coming soon… Spring! Southern Indiana has had a fairly calm winter but it’s time for it to get out and allow the spring time weather to roll in. This watercolor that I painted yesterday is a 5″ x 7″ on 140lb coldpress paper, 3 color watercolor palette and india inked tree. For some reason I decided to only use the pen and ink on the tree trunk and limbs, and watercolor the leaves… just something different I guess. By keeping the shading down to minimum, I think it gives a more graphic or illustrated look. Instead of shading I either kept a thin white line between items to separate them or just used the contrast in colors for depth. Anyway I have a canvas acrylic almost finished and another larger watercolor about half way finished that I hope to post next week (if time allows). Until then I hope you like this one and thanks for visiting.
Please visit my Gallery at the top of my header to see other paintings of mine.
Also, I apologize to all my good friends of the blog world for my absence visiting your sites, it has been a crazy year so far. I hope to visit more in the coming months, but just always know that I admire all of your talents and friendliness.
I zoomed in to get a closer look…great job on each leaf. Very gorgeous tree!
February 17, 2012 at 6:45 am
Thank you Deb, this one was a fun little piece. haven’t had time for the larger ones.
February 18, 2012 at 4:55 pm
Wonderful painting promising spring, Ryan. I’m ready!
February 17, 2012 at 8:18 am
Thank you Leslie!
February 18, 2012 at 4:56 pm
This is really wonderful, Ryan! I’m hoping spring will get here soon, although we have also had a rather mild winter.
February 17, 2012 at 11:10 am
Time for home grown tomatoes and gardens! Thanks Beth
February 18, 2012 at 4:54 pm
This is beautiful! So fresh and full of the promise of spring!
February 18, 2012 at 7:46 am
Thank you and yes hopefully warmer weather soon!
February 18, 2012 at 4:52 pm
Wow Ryan, I really like the black and white of the tree and the greens of the leaves. It makes a dramatic juxtaposition.
February 19, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Thank you Carol… but… juxtaposition! Did you forget that I’m from southern Indiana… juxtaposition! Around here that’s how we say Just-a-postion, like when some one ask you what position was it in… you reply justaposition, what other position is there.
Carol your a keeper, I don’t care what your husband says! LOL
February 21, 2012 at 8:13 am
Amazing symphony of greens ! Fabulous!
February 26, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Your watercolor painting is very beautiful! Recalls the beauty of Indiana, where I was born. Thank you very much for looking at my BOAT ART blog!
March 1, 2012 at 3:30 am
Complex and very well organized. You did an excelent job with the concept, planning, and execution. Marvelous burst of Spring!
March 2, 2012 at 3:26 am
I have that painting as a photograph!!!, I will put it up tomorrow!
May 18, 2012 at 1:42 pm
I’ll be visiting your blog.
May 18, 2012 at 6:55 pm