Under the Trees - quarter sheet

It was not an easy afternoon. But I still showed up and painted. What it lacks in precision, it's gained in luminosity. That's what I'm going to say anyway! One more try before I move to half sheet? And I really need to think about the direction of my shadows!!

First of my entries for 30x30DirectWatercolor2021! 

Bushy Park

The weather last week was much better than forecast (Eat humble pie, Evelyn, there was no rain on the parade). Good for doggie walks. Good for me. Although I like walking in the rain.

Bushy Park is ideal for us during weekends and holidays - we can be there in 10-15 minutes max. Different matter during school term, when we stay closer to home. And because it's a Dublin city park (as opposed to a Dun Laoghaire Rathdown park), dogs are allowed off the leash until 11 am. Whether the runners and other park users like it or not.

At this time of the year, a lot of the trees are still bare, but over the past week or two, we've already seen a lot of green popping out. Plenty of painting inspiration about!

This tree is one of my favourites:

So are these ones:

Bushy Park on a Saturday morning