Armchair Travel Painting Part 2: Remote Cabin

In an earlier post, I described the inspiration I took from YouTuber Steve Wallis and his video Overnight in Remote Cabin.  

The cozy wooden cabin that Steve spent the night in inspired me to create this journal sketch just after watching his video.  The warmth of the planks of wood siding, by lamplight, and Steve's joy in finding the cabin, all called out to be painted in watercolor.

Many thanks for the inspiration, Steve!

Armchair Travel Painting

I'm a big fan of YouTuber Steve Wallis from Camping with Steve. Last night I watched his most recent video Overnight in Remote Cabin.  

Steve's delight in spending the night in a charming cabin in the Canadian wilderness triggered my creativity and I made two sketches in my journal inspired by his video.

I stopped the video at 14:31, and used it as a reference.

I mixed Phthalo Blue with Permanent Blue Violet, and a little Ultramarine Blue to paint the sky, and dabbed out lighter clouds with a paper towel.  

I created the tree line along the lake by mixing Ultramarine Blue & Permanent Blue Violet with very little water to make deeper, darker values.

I mixed the darker "black" areas of the painting with Ultramarine Blue and Burnt Sienna.

A little Phthalo Blue, Winsor Blue and Permanent Blue Violet created the still lake water.

I finished with the near edge of the lake and one of the two trees in the video scene. 

When the tape was pulled away, the neat edges created a postcard look, as if I were really there swatting mosquitoes rather than in my cozy studio.

Many thanks to Steve Wallis for his adventuresome videos, and for sharing his love of camping!