Every year I do a painting of snow. I have lots of old photos for reference from years back when I lived in Ohio and Michigan. I guess I get a little homesick for the snow in winter. However I don't know if I am ready to live in the north again after being in Florida for thirty years. Painting snow in watercolor is not quite as difficult as you think. The snow is actually the white of the paper so all I do is paint the shadows cast on top of the snow or the form shadows on the sides of the snow drifts. Put in a background of a forest and sky. Add a few close up trees and people walking in the snow and the painting is finished. Now wasn't that easy?
Every year I do a painting of snow. I have lots of old photos for reference from years back when I lived in Ohio and Michigan. I guess I get a little homesick for the snow in winter. However I don't know if I am ready to live in the north again after being in Florida for thirty years. Painting snow in watercolor is not quite as difficult as you think. The snow is actually the white of the paper so all I do is paint the shadows cast on top of the snow or the form shadows on the sides of the snow drifts. Put in a background of a forest and sky. Add a few close up trees and people walking in the snow and the painting is finished. Now wasn't that easy?
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