Tree Series, Overcast

Key Takeaways: 

• The painting depicts a wet, overcast day. Pale greens dominate the painting. The scene is basked in a soft, cool light.
• This is one in a series of tree paintings. You can see the others to day in this training report.
• Multicolored strokes allowed me to convey the illusion of nature's detail without needing to render every rock, leaf or strand of grass.
• For the tree, I focused on the dominant branches. I simplified the rest.
• A key feature is the line of pale green behind the tree. I was careful to get this color right.