As White as Snow

Snow has many colors in it, as essentially it has no color at all but is a mass of clear, crystalline structures, reflecting and refracting the light around it. Many times we will see pinks and blues and yellows cast in the shadows of snow. We tend to be purists with our blacks and our whites, but actually both tend to have more variety in them than to our first, quick observation. Using varieties in these colors will add vitality and depth to our paintings. Because white and black in their extremes define most sharply and bring to the front more dramatically, we need to consider their use in space. Notice that the pure white of the paper defines the edges along with the deeper blue that appears to be black. The back most water needed to be a subtler contrast, but I enjoyed the texture in the water so much that I left it alone. I used a warmer color for my darks on the polar bears, along with yellow in the white fur to both separate them from the ground and to cause their "livingness" to stand out. For a lively watercolor, try to leave the white of the paper showing somewhere. Observe fresh watercolor paintings, the whites usually define edges or add some spark of interest or highlight in the work.

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