Taking Flight Through Goldenrod

Taking Flight Through Goldenrod 

at Maine Audubon's East Point Audubon
Sanctuary, Biddeford Pool, Biddeford, Maine,
painted, plein air September 12, 2021
28" x 20" (w x h), Daniel Smith, Schmincke Horadam,
and Winsor & Newton watercolors, selected for light
fastness and permanence, and graphite on 300 lb.
Fabriano Artistico cold press rough
100% cotton extra white watercolor paper,
Brush with Nature Auction valued at $1,200

The set up with the art of the beginning. I paint yellows and, once dry, various blues over that to get the various greens in the scene, hence, no greens are used or mixed on the palette, simply blues layered over yellows on canvas.

The seaside setup with a bird ready to take flight.