EXAMPLE THREE

CLOUD SHADOWS

Three compositions of white clouds with shadows in a blue sky, each 7310½in (18326.5cm)

In this example shadows are placed underneath the clouds to give them volume and shape. The shadow colour is a mixture of French ultramarine and burnt umber.

First wet the middle of the cloud with a smaller brush, then paint the shadow from the lower edge of the cloud upwards, till you meet the wet bit and allow the paint to diffuse into the wet edge. You may, if you wish, soften the bottom edge of the cloud with a damp small brush