In his demo last week, Eric Wiegardt painted a marsh on Willapa Bay. He emphasized the importance of adding a complementary color to a background wash to make it come alive. The actual color isn’t as importance as the vibration that comes from the two colors together. In his painting, he started with a yellowish wash, then he added strokes of purple, the complement. In this painting, he also showed how to use the mop brush with its bristles splayed out to make the texture for the trees and the grasses.
I made a copy of his painting, then I made another painting from my photo of a marsh on Brownsville Road.
Very seasonal. I especially like the grasses.
The trees in that first painting, and really the whole thing – very much a work of high art. I really like it.