Spring flowers and blooming trees and creek

Back in the ravine behind my parent's house there is an asphalt path winding through the woods. Being from Montreal I am used to painting asphalt, but here I was more interested in the spring flowers and blooming trees. After painting pink trees blooming there were plenty of white trees blooming, you have to imagine the smell is just like a flowery perfume in the forest. On the ground there were dandelions, and a small pale blue flower called forget me nots. The tree on the left was wound up with creeper vines. Each year I pull down some vines and it seems to help the trees grow better.  

Forest path flowers, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2025

 

A small creek runs through the ravine, this tree's roots were growing into it, although it ended up looking like a giant spider! The blue and yellow flowers adorn the foreground. Painting the background forest entailed a layer of beige with dabs of green, then dark brown trunks and some leaf texturing.

Flowers and creek, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2025

 

No flowers in this one, its a view of a small waterfall in the babbling creek with a makeshift footbridge crossing it. My experience from doing the world inspired landscapes series really helped me compose this one, the angle on the creek and the contours needed to be clear in order to give the sense of space. The log bridge also helps orient the viewer. 

Log over creek, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, May 2025