There were piles of snow everywhere including in front of the Dagwood's restaurant down the street. The sky was a crisp, clean cyan and blue, with bright light and luminous shadows underneath. I was so happy doing this painting that I cried, actually, that was due to the windchill on my face. Some of the details were added at home after it had a chance to dry.
Dagwood's piles of snow, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, February 2025
The wind had carved out a curved shadow in the deep snow on campus. A picnic bench was mostly buried. For this scene, the sun was directly ahead which created a strong glare and backlighting. With a large open field in front of me, the wind was coming at full force so I had to hold on for this one. The results from this week were not quite what I had hoped for but in the winter one can only get so much done. I will give it another good try tomorrow, there must be a classic winter painting waiting to happen, its fun trying anyways.
Curved snow shadow, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, February 2025
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