The Valley

Come walk with me through the valley. The mountains may be tackled later, but now is the time to rest and picnic in the bright meadow. This painting is a test of my newest paint colors as well as a practice of my use of washes, shading and glazing. A wash requires using paint thinned with water. Here I washed over wet canvas. Shading requires pushing colors around. I shaded varied values of color over wet washes. Glazing requires using a wash to paint over areas that have been painted previously. I glazed the surface after the wash dried. A glaze could be put over a wet wash. This step done over a wash on wet a canvas causes an unstretched canvas to curl up. I curled up for naps as I waited for the canvas to dry. Don't you think taking rests in the valley is a good plan?