Last month we (my husband and me) went for a nice signposted walk in Natural Reserve 'De Moerputten'. During that walk we made several pictures, for the photo album and for reference. Some of these pictures have already been used for drawings and paintings and here is another one.
The view point is high, here we are on the abandoned railroad and from that dyke we could see over the marshes below. As these marshes were used for peat harvesting there are some straight canals in the landscape, once used to transport the (dried) peat by barge to a road or railroad for further transport to the customers.
This also explains the horizontal lines in the landscape, that are remains of smaller canals that were also used for transport over water.
At one point we had an inspiring view of one of these canals with a very clear reflection of the sky (and some of the reeds) so I stopped to make a reference picture. The canals are not used anymore, so the banks are overgrown and at some points vegetation has taken over parts of the canal, but that irregularity is what attracted me to the view.
Making this watercolour painting was a nice experience, finding my way to recreate the atmosphere of the moment we were there.
The information about the materials I have used, the size and availability of this watercolour painting and my contact information can all be found in my Tumblr blog.
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