Lithuania is geographically a fairly small country but its population is quite large for its size. Looking at the landscape of Lithuania revealed vast wetlands and a web of rivers. For the most part it looked a lot like Canada. The last painting I made of Luxembourg showing a river and snowy trees could have easily been a scene from Lithuania. Nearby Estonia was also a flat somewhat swampy country. The history of Lithuania is similar to other European countries in the region, it has evidence of settlements from thousands of years ago, it changed hands many times and was profoundly affected by the World Wars ending up as part of the Soviet Union. One year before formal dissolution of USSR, Lithuania separated and has remained sovereign ever since. The painting depicts the sunrise on a swamp, complete with the tangerine sun and misty atmosphere. I used pyrol orange (PO73) and Benzi orange (PO62) along with an array of darker paints to create the contrast.
World Inspired Landscapes: Lithuania, watercolour 4 x 10" watercolour paper, February 2024
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