In a recent post on how to paint clouds at sunset, we diagrammed a pastel painting and explained a bit about the types of clouds one may encounter when painting outdoors. This time, we have dissected a watercolor, Ghost Ranch IV,
that I painted in New Mexico near Georgia O’Keefe’s house. Watercolor
painters generally paint from light to dark, carefully building up
tones in successive layers, while preserving the white of the paper
where necessary.
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