Andorra, World Inspired Landscapes

Deep in the Pyrenees mountains nestled between France and Spain is the small country of Andorra. Using a combination of colours, I created this mountain scene complete with a mountain lake (known as a tarn), sweeping tree covered slopes, and a small house in the lake for good measure. These mountain lake views seemed to be the most common type of landscape in Andorra, as well as the wonderful hiking trails.

The other reason for doing this painting was to try out some of the new colour combinations that are possible with watercolour paints. I was going for electric secondary colours. The water is a combination of phthalo blue with winsor green to create that cool teal. The mountains are a combination of french ulramarine blue with quinacridone magenta producing the warm violets. The rocky ground is a combination of raw umber and burnt sienna, giving it that earthy orange. For small accents I included a primary colour group, in the sky (blue), the roof of the house (red), the trees (green) and the building walls (yellow).

5.5 x 7.5" cold press watercolour, April 2020