Watercolors in July

      The discovery of painting in nature is a fascinating experience. Here are three examples of the same, from some old posts on this blog:

• Watercolor painting in nature
• Landscape painting by mother nature
• Watercolors in the sky

      Now its time to tell you about doing watercolors in July. You see summer is a great season to indulge in them. The long days, bright sunshine and an abundance of flowers and leaves charges my mind to pick up the brush and paint. This year I haven’t had any time to paint but I have vicariously derived this pleasure from my surroundings. Let me explain.

  Sky in July

      Frequent rains have created a variety of clouds. On some days the sky is so beautiful that you want to freeze its image in your mind., to savor it again on gloomy winter days On a canvas of clear blue sky, puffy white clouds appear. These are layered with shades of gray, adding to their three-dimensional sculptural look. It looks like a lovely rendering in watercolors (see above).

      The Hydrangeas on the ground are also busy watercoloring. In my garden I have pure pink and blue, but in my neighborhood some very mature ones are mixing pink and blue. Their color is determined by the chemical composition of the soil. The shades vary depending on how acidic or alkaline the soil is. One of the joys of doing watercolors is mixing colors in different proportions and concentrations (using water) and creating the magic of countless shades. Similarly the Hydrangeas are mixing pink and blue to create lovely shades that are hard to name! Above you can see a few examples of the same. See if you can name their color in one word! All in all, it has been a wonderful way to watercolor in July

Ratna

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Colors are the lingua franca of our subconscious minds and are known to have a profound effect on our behaviour.

- Donald Norfolk