Last Autumn we (my husband and me) were in the Natural Reserve 'De Meinweg' in The Netherlands and the signposted walk we were on passed by the 'Roode Beek'. This small river is part of the border between The Netherlands and Germany where we were walking.
The reflection of the trees in the water was nice and after making some reference pictures I was sure I wanted to make a painting or drawing using these references.
For this Conté drawing I did buy a light blue pastel stick first, to add to the shades of grey, black, white and some earth colours I had used before. The blue is a nice one for landscapes, indicating the sky colour or the reflections in the water.
The sky was mostly grey that day but somewhere there must have been a patch of blue between the clouds as it is reflected in the water of the river. The trees, bushes and grasses are drawn in the earth colours that are my usual palette when I work with Conté.
The result of my work is what I had hoped for, the touch of blue helps defining the river.
The information about the materials I have used, the size of this drawing and its availability can all be found in my Tumblr blog.
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