Commission: final result

 

Rocky shore                                                  © Elizabeth Tyler 2021
The final result after hours of contemplating,
taking a long break, making new decisions, altering and painting again

This was what the painting looked like before the final adjustment

Close up of the dark flat stone with a surface structure of wavy patterns, dots and moss. I thought this was interesting at first but it had the effect of weighing the subject down in a negative way.
People say you can't change a watercolour once its painted but I'm stubborn and won't take no for an answer.

The same area after much of the pigment was absorbed by washing, scrubbing and dabbing with tissue. This lightened the whole area and it was then possible to add grass and reed reflected in the water. I now felt the composition was more homogeneous and harmony was restored.