Leaves- Watercolor

As I was walking to work one day, I noticed the leaves that were sprewn on the ground. Some were yellow-green, others light green and there were some that were dry and brown. Looking up, I noticed that those on the tree were a dark green. I found it amazing that leaves from the same tree could take on so many different colors or rather shades of green and that sparked the idea for this painting.

At first the painted leaves seemed uninteresting, and so I added in the veins. Determining the background colors also took some thought and planning. I think the final colors eventually pulled the painting together and made the negative spaces visually interesting. The upper left corner could use some enhancement, but I decided to stop here and move on to another painting.

Size: 15in by 15in
Medium: Watercolor on watercolor paper
Contact: chandniv at gmail dot com