Hungary is a country at the center of Eastern Europe, landlocked and surrounded by many countries. It's landscape is surprisingly varied, consisting of mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, and vast grasslands. Looking at a tour book and pictures on the internet I found many examples of fields of flowers, including lavender bushes as far as the eye can see. The painting could be of many countries, southern France for example, since lavender grows in many places. The Hungarian scene uses a pastel colour scheme punctuated by dark green and brown trees. Using dark trees provides the needed dark contrast, its a trick that van Gogh used in his landscape paintings. For the warm yellow field I used raw sienna from Stoneground paint, its an amazing colour, like tea with mike or caramel candy.
World Inspired Landscapes: Hungary, watercolour 10 x 11" cold press, March 2023 (No. 3371)
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