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The trees of autumn

After a summer of mixing greens Ian Sidaway enjoys expanding his palette. He offers his solutions for capturing the glow of autumn colours in watercolour

Barnes Common SW13, The Avenue, watercolour on Bockingford Not 200lb, 8x8in (20x20cm). The painting, which was made from the watercolour sketch (above) thins out and clearly defines the leaf shapes. The warm orange colours contrast nicely against the almost complementary greens and help the colours look bright
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