View from Belvoir Castle, a Landscape

We visited Belvoir Castle this past weekend. It is a family favorite. The home is so lovely and who doesn't love visiting a film set? (The Crown was filmed here!) We always end up with an arm load of future presents for the girls, goodies for a delicious meal, and one-of-a-kind loose leaf tea from the Engine Yard. As we drove into the car park, there is a rolling view of the fields below the castle that are magnificent. In an artist daze, I left my family and wandered towards the view snapping photos as I traveled. Don't worry, my husband is used to this by now :) Below is the first painting created the day afterwards.

The first ultramarine layer applied to create the basic shadows and skeleton of the painting.

A light sketch was drawn as a guide. Using ultramarine blue, I layered the first shapes and washes to create the basic shadows. Then I applied to lemon yellow to achieve the greens and highlights of the landscape. A small bit of cadmium red was last and only served as a highlight to the fields.

The last of the washes applied before a final layer of ultramarine was painted.

The final watercolor painting. I added the water in the foreground though it is not in the landscape at Belvoir Castle.

Paints:
Windsor & Newton Cotman Cadmium Red Pale Hue 103
Windsor & Newton Cotman Lemon Yellow Hue
Windsor & Newton Professional Ultramarine (Green Shade)