I take a walk alongside the far hayfields with my son’s dog Smooth.
Church Bells, watercolor and gouache, 5 x 8 in.
There’s a little snow left over in the tire tracks, but it’s disappearing, since it’s above freezing. I’m fascinated by the way the tractor tracks wind back and ascends the hill. The far sky is framed by the delicate branches and deep woods.
Smooth sits by me quietly, listening to the sounds of the sparrows flitting in the bushes, the geese flying over, and the faraway noon sirens and church bells (link to video on FB).
I’m using a Pentalic Aqua Journal with a few tubes of gouache (M. Graham: Ultramarine Blue, Titanium White, and Terra Rosa) to supplement my portable watercolor kit.