Looking at other artists

David Bellamy the Ansel Adams of watercolour landscapes

Just before uni started, I was at the bookcase rummaging around the art section. To my little hearts content I found the watercolour books.

I opened the first page of a practical guide to painting in the wild. The first line read "Soft snowflakes began to fall gently as I climbed the last few feet to the summit of Red Pike, high above Wasdale." I knew then, this was a combination of my two favourite things, watercolour and walking in the Lake District.

Ansel Adams

David Bellamy

David speaks in his book about the best paintings or even sketches are the ones we feel the mood of the mountains, the emotion of the landscape or indeed the artist. He talks about picking out a detail that peaks our interest and starting with that. I find it's a good way to connect with the sketch. 

This was an attempt at Talking Tarn.