Howard's Hills
Watercolor on Paper
About the Howard's Hills Painting
Howard’s Hills is a watercolor painting that was done after so many people have noted my favorite watercolor paintings reminded them of the great Andrew Wyeth’s work. So I took the time to study a lot of technique and incorporated it heavily in to this narrative and architectural landscape painting I created. Especially a lot of his dry brushing technique and using lots of layers/details until the form in perfect to how I want it to flow. Diverting slightly where I feel more natural to my own organic techniques. I came up with an Appalachia landscape, very similar to the rolling hills I grew up in. The style heavily influenced by Wyatt’s style, such as in his Christina’s World painting. The house is inspired by a lot of the old farmhouses that were still standing during my childhood but in need of repairs. The man is based off my elderly father, hiking his way across our family farm land. I have found my watercolor style!
This painting is apart of the Shades of Olson Collection.
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I first built the wash of the sky up and then mainly worked my way down the painting. Covering the house and man in masking liquid to later paint for a more detailed focus and to stand out against the rest of the flow of the brush strokes. This painting easily has thousands of layers added to it and working on it spanned over several months. You can easily see all hundreds of brush strokes as you closely look in to the tree. Lots of lifting used in key areas to help shape the values and balance of the scene. I tried to use dry brushing as much as possible in this painting, on the top most layers. Sometimes later going over and blending the hard dried edges where I didn't feel it was fit to the style's atmosphere.
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Where To Visit
The original painting is currently on display at Patina Arts Centre in Canton Ohio, and can be viewed there. The address is 324 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton, OH 44702.