Deep Cove through the Trees

 Whilst walking along the road that surrounds Deep Cove in North Vancouver, in between the luxurious houses you get these wonderful views through the trees. I loved the way the sunlight illuminated the tree trunk colours in this one. ​ I used Daniel Smith Watercolours as usual, and the first colour was Quinacridone Gold, a really powerful pigment that washes down to a super luminous colour, this gave me the sunlight i needed on the trees. The rest was building up layers trying to get the background distant and loose and then painting the foreground bold, strong and loose as well. I added some blues and purples to the water to give the overall pallette more interest.

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