Original artwork description:

Fonthill lake, Wiltshire
Summer gold light,
Abundance of greenery,
Ethereal trees reaching up to the sun,
Reflections and reed beds,
A sanctuary for me.

Words and feelings of being here throughout the seasons. A beautiful enchanted place that I dream about when I am not there. Not far from where I live just over the border of North Dorset into Wiltshire. A lake that sometimes turns a jade colour depending on the time of year.
Original impressionist watercolour on extra rough textured watercolour paper bockingford 425gsm 200lb. Created at sunset time I used a sable hair brush to apply a graduated wash of yellow for the background. Then a scrubbing technique for the trees with my filbert brush. I added many different shades to the trees and scraped out the paint with my nail for the goat willows. I used a reflective light technique and a dragging technique for the reed beds Under the tree line I added a base line technique to create depth.

Materials used:

Extra rough textured watercolour paper bockingford 425gsm 200lb, sable hair brush, filbert brush, Holbein watercolours,

Tags:

#waterscape #golden light #sunset watercolour #lake art #watercolour lakeside #lakes painting #summer lake #summer watercolour #river trees #calming watercolour #uplifting watercolour #ethereal watercolour #fonthill lake #reeds trees #reflections art