Pink Tree

Another outdoor study done in Spring, a little tree with pink flowers - lots of them on the streets, especially in the University Campus here in Patras.

Outdoor studies - Tree #01

This year I managed to go outdoor for painting a bit more often than in the past, and I did quite a few tree and seascape studies in my Hahnemuhle watercolor block, with a newly setup palette. I got a metal little one from ebay (very cheap compared to the professional ones of same size), which is supposed to hold 12 half pans, but I manged to put inside 21 half pans! This was great, because I have now more many choices when outdoors, compared to the 13 paints I had in the Cotman field box I used in the past. Of course, most of the time I only use  5-6 colors in one painting, but I select which ones depending on the scene, light, etc.