Painted colors design. (84 colors)

Artist Statement.

The main inspiration for the subject of this painting was my love for skiing and the outdoors. Skiing is something I have been doing since I was very little and find so much joy in. I thought that a mountain would be perfect for this project and would express something I love to do. I think that the simplified shapes show the simplicity and joy of nature and this activity! 

I used a pencil,  and acrylic paint for this project. 

First,  I taped off a one-inch border after choosing my canvas size. Then, I used a pencil to sketch out the main shapes of my composition and figure out how big I wanted certain things. I changed the mountain shape a few times during this process, so I am very glad that I went through it. After that, the paint mixing began. I started, mistakenly, with the trees. I felt that most of my colors would be used in the trees and decided to start here as there were so many of them. Later, I realized this was not smart as I would have to then paint around each tree individually. After the trees, I painted the sky. I decided to layer the blues and a few dark violets without a specific order so that it didn't look too "ombre" and more natural.  Finally, I faced the issue of the trails and trees. I decided to make each major trail a different, light, warm color. I do wish I had done this first so that the trees could be layered over the colors, but this ended up being the best option for time's sake and the overall composition. However, I still had to take some time to paint around the trees with white. The final step was outlining the mountain with a black Sharpie. I did this to give the border between it and the sky a bit of a pop so the shape of the mountain was clean, bold and stood out.