Elmwood Skyline Landscape

watercolor on paper

4x6

Once again I am painting on a gesso ground using watercolors. I learned this effect at a past workshop I took.  The paint seems to sit suspended on the surface instead of the usual soaking quality of the paint.  This makes it much easier to lift of color to retain lost whites.  

 

 I live in the rural countryside of Illinois and travel by this view weekly.   The grain elevator is much larger on the skyline but I reduced it in half.  Grain elevators in small town throughout Illinois farm country are a common fixture.  This upgraded structure has helped to improve the quality of air in the town.  The past elevator dryer would spew red flakes of corn hunks into the air during harvest time.  It lay swirling on the ground much like sand moves onto the roads in Daytona Beach. 

 

 I am sure it has increased the life expectancy of this small community.  To purchase this daily painting follow the link here to my website at www.yvonneham.com.