The winter solstice will be here in a few days. The solstice marks the day of the year with the least hours of daylight for those living north of the Tropic of Cancer. Every day after December 22 will bring a bit more daylight… and to that I say, YEA!
Sharon,
I love your watercolors – so simple but so beautiful. If you don’t mind sharing, what colors did you use for this sketch? What paints do you prefer?
Thank you Mary. I mostly use Winsor & Newton or Daniel Smith watercolors, probably more of the Daniel Smith brand. I used a combination of different reds and yellow/orange paints for the berries – Daniel Smith isoindoline yellow, cad orange, cad red light, alizarin crimson and a bit of Winsor red. There is actually more variation in the colors of the berries than the scan shows. For the branches I used burnt umber, maybe with a bit of raw sienna and for the shaded area, a mixture of French ultramarine and burnt umber (my favorite gray).
I say yea too! So looking forward to the turning of the year! Your berries are gorgeous!
Thanks Sharon – I too love the mix of French ultramarine and burnt umber for grays.
I wish I were as skillful at blending the colors as you, but I’m working on it. You are an inspiration!