Soca Valley Serenity

I created this painting during a Women’s Retreat in the beautiful Soca Valley, Slovenia. I walked 100 meters down the road from our cabin to a place where the trees opened up to this incredible view. I sat down, set up, and started painting. I started with a light pencil sketch which I don’t usually do. My favorite way to start a painting is with a quick drawing with yellow watercolor and my brush. For this piece though, I wanted to capture the little mountain town and drawing in pencil gave me more opportunity to correct before I began painting. 

I started painting by blocking in the big shapes of color. Blue for the sky and mountains, and a warm yellow for the foreground. This was hours before sunset and I wanted to capture that warm afternoon light. Then I started building up layer by layer. Trees, shadows, darks, and lights. The clouds kept playing peek-a-boo with the far off purple mountain range. The light was changing quickly so I brought the painting to a finish. My last step was adding a little bit of white gouache to put snow on the mountains. 

I love this painting. I also might be biased because I love Slovenia. This was my 3rd time visiting this amazing country and I fall more and more in love every time I visit.
 

Each painting in the Wanderlust Collection Vol 1: from Japan to Italy is custom framed in Northern Italy.  The frames were created in San Geminano, Tuscany, and assembled in the Pordenone region of Italy. Each painting includes protective glass and a certificate of authenticity.

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