Recently the Czech republic officially created a new name for their country, calling it Czechia. This seems to be more in line with one of their neighbors, Slovakia, which is also a republic. Who knew that naming countries could be so complex? During soviet times the countries were stuck together and called Czechoslovakia but that did not last past the early 1990's when the USSR broke up. Going back even further in time, Czechia was part of the Bohemian empire which encompassed vast territories. This painting was inspired by the landscape in the north part of the country where huge sandstone pillars adorn the hilly terrain. Tall pine trees soar above the rocky foliage, while the Danube river silently flows past.
To create the rock colour and texture I used my 'earth max' palette which consists of an indulgent number of earth paints. The rock buttes were created with a base layer of bloodstone genuine, which is a type of iron oxide hematite that produces a warm charcoal granulation. On top of that I glazed some French yellow ochre (PY43). Mais oui! The rest of the colours are from yellow (PY154) blue (PB28) bluegreen (PG7) and some other accents. It was kind of meant to be a practice painting but it turned out just like I was imagining, so ...tady! (that is Czech for the french word voila)
World Inspired Landscapes: Czechia, watercolour 9 x 12" watercolour paper, February 2022 (No. 2974a)
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