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Pine Horizon

Mediterranean Pine Horizon Study
watercolor on paper
30 cm x 14cm
NFS

 This week I have worked on a landscape based on a photo I have taken in a nearby park. I liked the high horizon line with the Mediterranean pines dotting the landscape. I first started out with a loose warm up exercise (pictured below). I began painting without drawing and allowed myself a 15 minute time limit.
For my formal painting I wanted to play up the colors from my own imagination. I chose to work from a black and white photo to give myself the possibility to explore different color schemes instead of what is really in the landscape. It was a fun exercise to stimulate my imagination.
 I ended up cropping away half the painting because the path and grasses was competing with the tree line. It is great to experiment, I love the learning process inherent in each work, whether good or bad.

I drew a line where I felt I needed to crop.

 30cm. x 20 cm.
my warm up sketch



Thank you for your support!

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  1. Manon,Stéph♡Mia21 February 2016 at 22:06

    Bonjour Celia,
    Quel beau paysage aux couleurs pastels!

    Bisous

    Manon

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  2. Celia Blanco21 February 2016 at 22:38

    Thank you Manon!:-)

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  3. Christiane Kingsley21 February 2016 at 22:54

    Gorgeous colours, Celia. I really like this painting.

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  4. juliefordoliver.blogspot.com21 February 2016 at 23:28

    The long horizontal format works really well. Good call!
    When I first saw it I loved your delicious colors right away. You do have a wonderful way with watercolor...a master!

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  5. Debi Hinshaw21 February 2016 at 23:34

    Wonderful colors Celia, I like the horizantal format as well! Beautiful!

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  6. Debbie Nolan22 February 2016 at 01:50

    Celia - this landscape format is so lovely. Your choice to crop it was certainly a good one. Love your glorious colors too. So beautiful - Hope dear one you have a wonderful week. Hugs!

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  7. Olivier Violin22 February 2016 at 05:59

    Magnifique aquarelle, chère Celia !
    Bonne semaine.
    Gros bisous :)

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  8. Salty Pumpkin Studio22 February 2016 at 14:34

    I love the atmosphere of the painting. Nice work.

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  9. Ann22 February 2016 at 15:31

    That is lovely! I enjoyed reading about your process too.

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  10. catherinemjohnson.com22 February 2016 at 16:40

    Beautiful paintings!

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  11. catherinemjohnson.com22 February 2016 at 16:40

    Beautiful paintings!

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  12. Jane22 February 2016 at 21:17

    I think that what makes this painting extra beautiful is the color choice, not just 'the grass is green and the sky is blu' way . A really lovely Mediterranean ( roman )landscape !

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  13. Judy23 February 2016 at 12:41

    I love the horizontal cropped version most!

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  14. Helen H Trachy24 February 2016 at 14:28

    Hi Celia, I think it was a good idea to crop the original scene, your painting is full of life and happy colors. I agree it's fun to experiment and learn new stuff. Bisous

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  15. Joan Tavolott25 February 2016 at 04:40

    I think you were right to crop this. It looks so great as a more panoramic piece!!! I love your colors. This looks like it would be fun for a series using different colors in each. This reminds me of high cliffs I've seen in southern CA with tall trees at the top of the cliff. This is one of my favorites of yours.

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  16. Laura26 February 2016 at 16:55

    Celia your composition is beautiful and works well with the crop.

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  17. art by Michael Perchard29 February 2016 at 17:55

    Hi Celia!
    Short note to let you know I am out here enjoying your blog and your beautiful art!
    All the best!
    Abbracci!
    Michael

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  18. Wildflowerhouse1 March 2016 at 00:27

    I love the colors and the feel of this painting. Just beautiful.

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  19. Wendy Barrett9 March 2016 at 13:49

    This is absolutely gorgeous Celia! Sorry it's taken me so long to visit!

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