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| "Icy" 9.5" x 6.5" Pastel on sanded paper |
It's cold where I live, but not this cold, nor is it this barren. There's ice on the puddles, but they're not this expansive, nor this deep. Snow has fallen, but it won't still be here come spring. I'm thankful to live where it's appropriately wintery — not outrageous.
The way I first finished this painting was to perfectly reflect the mountains in water with dry rocks on the shore of a body of water. It was boring. I was ready to fling it into the trash when a voice said, "Keep the mountains, blur the rest." I did that and instead of tossing this sheet of watercolor paper, which is what I paint on, I'm pleased with its frigid iciness.
Carol
