First view of creek (note how a photo does not capture nearly as much light variation)
Second view of creek
Unlike architectural paintings, smaller landscape paintings may be done in one session, as is the one depicted here. For this reason, decisions are made more quickly as light is rapidly changing. I aim to block in my canvas so no white is showing as quickly as I can. From there, I build up forms, trying to keep my values correct relative to each other.
The first 2 images show two different views from the location I selected; I opted for the view with more light variation (1st pic).
For this painting I used a limited palette which helped me work quickly:
White
Cadmium Yellow Light
Cadmium Chartreuse
Quinacridone Red
Transparent Yellow Oxide
Transparent Red Iron Oxide
Turquoise
