Multiples

Sometimes one scene can provide inspiration for multiple paintings.

Sometimes it takes multiple tries until what you have on paper feels right.

These 4 watercolours are from the same photograph that was taken in the Languedoc region of France several years ago.

This one was painted about a year ago and most resembles the photograph.

Trying to be looser,  this one was painted 2 weeks ago.

This one was painted last week.

I finished  this one yesterday.

I like something about each one but I think I’ll have to do it again because none are quite “there ” yet.

With this photograph it will take multiple attempts to get it the way I want.  However, I can now see at least  two different directions I could go in and so maybe it will turn out that the photograph will be the inspiration of multiple paintings.

Costa Rica – Landscape

This watercolour was done from a photograph taken several years ago on a trip to Costa Rica. I’ve had the photograph in my  file to paint for quite a while but couldn’t figure out exactly how to do it.  That was when I was copying the photographs more or less exactly.  Now that I’m taking a looser more interpretive approach  I found it a little easier.