Nesting Grounds

This is where we stayed for the first night at Chikmagalur. It was on the hill side below a coffee estate and was overlooking the valley. I had woken up early to see the sunrise here, but to my surprise it was all foggy and beautiful. I did not mind missing the sunrise. I have taken a little bit of artistic license while doing this. I wanted to capture that feeling of fog and suggestion of the valley as seen from the building. 

I was on a small break for a week. This was done just before I went on vacation. Cant wait to start painting again. A week is actually quiet a long time. :)

Have a great weekend.

Nesting Grounds

Chikmagalur series - III

15 x 22 inch

A little mist and a little sun

Title - A little mist and a little sun
Size - 15 x 20 inch
Medium - Watercolor on paper

This one was not originally planned to be the way it is right now.

I was using a handmade paper for this and had wet it thoroughly for doing an initial wash in wet in wet. But somehow it had soaked up a lot of water and was not drying up at all. So I left it to dry overnight. Next morning it was still very damp and I realized it was going to remain damp for a long time. Since the dampness was perfect for wet in wet I started doing wet in wet and continued for about half an hour. It was good fun as the paper was maintaining its wetness. Then I left it to dry. By evening it had dried up and colors has toned down a bit and it was looking like a mist scene. Then I added some pale shadows here and there to have a little feeling of soft light. And there I had my fog scene. :)

Its not a great painting. But why I am sharing this is because some times in watercolors things do not go as planned. But that also gives you an opportunity to stumble upon something new. Sometimes its good to just accept what has happened, work with it and learn from it.