Blue Above the Hill

A meadow slopes down from the left, yellow-green in the sun and darker where the hill folds into shadow. A small pine stands at the crest. Beyond it, pale blue hills sit low against the horizon. Clouds fill most of the sky, with bare paper left white at their edges.

The sky is laid in wet, blue bleeding softly into the white. The grass is built from broad, clear washes of lime and olive, with the shadows glazed over them. At the edges, the washes break into small, dabbed leaves and a few upright blades of grass. Trees on the right are darker and more detailed, which holds the composition in place. Painted with Camel watercolours on 440 gsm handmade cotton paper. It would suit a quiet wall, in a room that wants open air.