The first versions of the Iran painting were not quite hitting the mark so I made a few adjustments to the colours and composition. Switching from portrait to landscape format allowed for elongation of the mountain ranges and more depth. I omitted most colours and softened the blue to balance all of the intense orange and magenta. Finally, I applied decorative brush strokes to suggest trees and interesting patterns. The paints include rose red (PV19 M Graham), bismuth yellow (PY184 Schmincke), pyrol orange (PO73 Winsor and Newton), cobalt blue (PB28 Holbein), and a combo of warm yellow ochre (PY43) and iridescent moonstone, love the name, (PW20) both from Daniel Smith. Version 3 hits the blazing colors that I was going for, the colour scheme was inspired by the famous Endless Summer movie poster.
World Inspired Landscapes: Iran, version 3, watercolour 9 x 12" watercolour paper, April 2023 (No. 3599a)
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