Was at the Conaway Ranch this morning trying to find a place to sketch and paint. It was cool and breezy looking over 26,000 acres of rice fields that had been harvested. Lots of birds in the water and trenches of the field. I spotted this harvester that was back lit with the rising sun. Below was a water channel and there were many grasses that reached very high along the borders.
The way that I proceeded was to wet the sky area and around the harvester down to the horizon. I dropped 3 primary colors in spots and then tilted the board and mixed them. I laid it down on the road to dry but it was quickly found by ants. Next I wet the harvester and distant bank of the waterway and dropped 3 primary staining colors in and mixed them. A halo was left around the harvester and some grasses with a candle. Back lighting produces a silhouette so no details were painted on the harvester. The foreground was warmer and again, all grasses. I painted these and left a little white for the water.
Overall, I liked the concept but this is probably a studio project.
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