Desert Study No.2

"Desert Study No. 2 ", 5.25 in. wide x 5.75 in. high, 140lb watercolor paper. To to see more of my work and/or purchase, please go to my website Southwest Watercolor Impressions.

"After putting down a layer of water and thalo blue in the sky, I again left the area toward the horizon clear. I quickly added some lightly mixed sap green to the foreground and background. I dropped in some color alizarin crimson, cad yellow and burnt siena to the foreground area. While still very wet I did some scoring and then added a little salt to add some texture. When all was dry I brushed off the salt and then added some dry brush washes to the bushes at the horizon. I felt I needed something more and added the three birds in the sky."