Step 1
“Reflections of Solitude” 22 x 30 – Watercolor painting of Lake Powell by Roland Lee
Step 2
I start with some bold washes on the rocks, letting the pigments mingle together in subtle variations of warm and cool, light and dark. When dry, I come back over […]
Step 3
Already we can sense the massive shapes of the rocks due to the shadows. With my paper tipped upward, I bring in some of the varnish stains, letting the paint […]
Step 4
I still have more work to do, both building up the texture as well as darkening up my values to create contrast. But you can see the effect of the […]
Step 5
After laying in my cast shadows on the rocks, I can start on the water. Wetting the whole surface I lay in the light blue reflections of the sky in […]
Step 6
A lot of work has gone into the water reflections trying to capture the amazing shapes that undulate and bend with every ripple that rolls into the rocks. Anyone who […]
