Thursday, October 7, 2021

West of Albuquerque

"West of Albuquerque along I40"
Watercolor, 5" x 8" 

Look Ma, no ink on this one. The training wheels are off. 

That's what it feels like to use watercolor without ink lines for definition. 

Even though I may have overdone that shadow across the top of the plateau, I'm kinda happy with this little painting because of the way I captured the muted local colors. 

I'll probably always want those wheels back on from time to time, but I did feel like I was riding free on this one. 
 

 

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