South River Reflections

South River Reflections - Stage One

It was just one hundred feet off the primary Marshfield thoroughfare on Willow Street and it was a treasure.    My set up was on the small bridge which crosses over the South River at one of its narrowest points.   The day was lovely with sunshine, temperatures in the sixties and bright foliage starting to emerge. I was particularly attracted to the red and yellow watery reflections.


South River Reflectons - Stage Two

When painting trees and reflections, its a good idea to work them together, especially when the element and its reflection are the very same color.  For the reflections here, I used a dry extra soft brush, making single vertical strokes down from the water line.  Clean the dry brush of any paint (without spirits).  Repeat this along the reflected shore line until your entire water surface is thin and smooth.   If there is movement in the water, as there was here

South River Reflections

, long wide horizontal strokes can give a nice blur, emulating calm - but moving - river water.