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| Skellig Dawn original watercolour by Teresa Newham |
Perhaps it was the salt that made me decide to paint a seascape next? After my experiments with Cosmos it seemed like a natural progression. This time I chose Cerulean blue, Quinacridone Magenta, Raw Sienna, and Phthalo Blue, and laid them - not quite as randomly as last time - on pre-wetted paper.
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| paint and salt, flowing © Teresa Newham |
Once everything was dry and the salt removed, I added another blue wash over the sky and sea areas, and some more salt, which produced this:
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| a second layer of washes © Teresa Newham |
Using a large brush, I dabbed in the shape of the Skellig rocks in Raw Sienna, then went over them again in magenta and finally blue, brushing in a firmer horizon as I did so.
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| Skelligs on the horizon © Teresa Newham |
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| Skellig Dawn, with mount © Teresa Newham |
And yet, and yet . . . somehow it stayed taped to its board in the studio for another week, even though I was convinced I was going to throw it away. But it worked its magic somehow - and now I rather like it!
It's really powerful - sort of majestic with the sun coming up behind those lonely rocks....
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