Riverside Daub

"Riverside Daub," Acrylic on Board, 16x20"

Here's a quick palate-cleansing landscape before I start my next figure painting.  I used a lot of what I think of as my 'smear' technique in this one.  I cut up small pieces of mat board and use them to apply the paint (instead of a brush).  It creates a swathe of very thin paint with thicker lines at the edges.  Once a layer has dried, I apply additional layers, which results in interesting textures and subtle color variations.  I did use a little brush to fill in some of the small areas (since it's hard to be precise with a piece of board).  I also used a limited (for me) palette which adds to the overall harmony of the piece.