Advancing with Watercolor: Firenze from San Miniato al Monte

This is part four of a muti-part series stemming from a recent trip to Florence Italy along with 10 other artists.- Firenze from San Miniato al Monte . Considered on of the finest views of Firenze the basilica is reached by a narrow road that leads the travel up a steep walk to the from courtyard of the church. Turn around and you have a breath taking view of this demo I talk about finding the large shapes for a focal area, rendering the rooftops as patterns made by brush strokes, and creative ways to use the foreground and background to your advantage. Thank you for taking the time to watch the video and I appreciate your comments and likes. You can learn more about plain air watercolor and all things related to watercolor please visit my website at I have also published a tutorial in the form of a pdf describing how this painting was made - you may download form this page: In fa