Misty Castle

Winter storm Janus gave me two snow days. I wasn't able to go to work because the roads were terribly slippery. So I enjoyed my warm home, my kids and my painting. From time to time I love to paint something unreal. A fantasy world without any references to real life. 

 I began by drawing it in my sketchbook then I used watercolors. I knew I'd like to see the road around the tall castle walls leading somewhere to the main gate. The mist from the moat was perfect for separating the foreground and the background. Yellow touches around the windows added liveliness. The feeling of someone's presence within the cold and harsh walls. The rest of my painting contains different tones of gray - the color of a foggy morning.

The wagon under the bare tree is the main point of interest. The viewer begins to wonder where this character is going and what his or her life looks like.