Wandering In The Woods - Watercolour

After a long period painting only with oil, I came back to watercolour. This is a view of a little wood in Swindon. Although it is in the middle of town, you get some views without any building and you feel as if you were in a big forest.

I used mostly dry technique, only spraying some water with a spray bottle to paint the blueish background.

I also used masking fluid to reserve the light areas on the path, create light in the foliage and draw the ferns and grass blades in the foreground.

Wandering in the Wood (37 cm X 30 cm )- Watercolour by Benoit Philippe