Misty Morning

This was one of those that came about more by happy accident than anything else. Not the image itself, but the colours, which perfectly capture the atmosphere of an early autumn, misty morning, grassland. Originally the painting looked very different, but I didnt' like it. I'd gone over it so many times that the colours were muddy, to say the least.

In fact, it was a mess.

A few frustrated sweeps with the iron and most of the colour was gone, leaving behind a kind of grey, messy looking staining that I immediately liked and knew I could do something with. This was painted over the top of the original.

The feather grasses were created with the brush tool on the stylus, and the overall faded appearance was achieved by placing the whole of the painting on the iron and allowing the wax to melt and run together.

Result? One atmospheric, misty morning. Happy with this one.