Top of the Mountain
by Angela Davies
Title
Top of the Mountain
Artist
Angela Davies
Medium
Painting - Watercolor On Coldpress Watercolor Paper
Description
In Love With Winter
A deep breath of cold air,
And over the edge,
Down the slope,
With the swish of skis,
On groomed snow,
Feeling full of hope,
Skiing allows me,
To fall in love,
With winter, again~ Angela Davies
I miss the days I spent skiing, fighting the elements and going out even on foggy and windy days. I recently tried a mind of watercolor exercise, just letting wet on wet watercolor paint its own scene, adding a few details like the skiers and close up tree top and stones with a small scrub tree, staying with a simple palette of just blue, green, and sienna brown. Immediately, as the watercolors wandered on wet watercolor paper I saw this scene appear, such fun and a bit like going skiing without the cold wind.
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November 9th, 2023
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Comments (41)
Kevin Lane 21 Days Ago
Very beautiful painting and artwork Angela, wonderful details and love the processing you applied !!! L/F
Hanne Lore Koehler
Congratulations, Angela, on your THE SLOPES contest win with this magnificent winter ski resort watercolor! L/F
Sarah Irland
Congratulations, Angela, on your Win in The Slopes Contest for this beautiful painting! Voted. L/F
Laurel Adams
Angela, Thank you so much for this beautiful entry…v…best to you! Thanks for sharing…yes, snow moments are AWEsome!
Laurie Search
Oh wow, this is so cool and fun and beautiful, Angela!!!! Love the people skiing and snowboarding down the mountain!!! :)))f
Lori Pittenger
Congratulations, your outstanding artwork has been featured on the leading page of Impressionism group 11/22/2023! Please visit the group to view it in our online gallery and to add it to the features log and catalogs in the group’s discussions. Excellent work!
Linda Bonaccorsi
I like this more simplified version of this picture just as much as the version you used for the card!
Angela Davies replied:
Thanks so much Linda, so kind of you to say so! I have to agree,even after Christmas it will resonate with those who love winter. At least until February when it loses its charm. :)
Sabina Pamfili
I love your work, Angela. It's art. It's great to look at and I love the texture of it.
Marsha Reeves
Thank you for posting about this painting in The BUZzz and encouraging others to set the watercolor genie free. This painting is such a triumph!
Angela Davies replied:
Thanks so much Marsha, it was such fun for me to do it! I usually want more control, so nice to set it free as you say!
Katherine Nutt
What a wonderful image and what a great way to describe this creativity "a bit like going skiing without the cold wind." Brilliant turn of phrase. Thank you for sharing your poetry in the Artist's BUZZz poetry thread!
Marsha Reeves
I loved the way you made this so atmospheric. Thank you for posting this in the Watermedia discussion--such a great example of the things you can do with watercolor! l/f
Angela Davies replied:
Thanks so much Marsha, it was great fun doing it as I did. Not as easy as it sounds, tried another yesterday which went strait to the garbage bin. :)
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