Dawn in the desert

I have used faint colours without much overwork. This painting demonstrates a dawn in desert.
I have used broader brushstrokes for the sky and the sun.

In watercolour, there is a risk of spoiling a successful landscape painting by adding the sky later. It is better to introduce the sky at an early stage so that the tonal relationships can be built up together. So, the desert sand and the moving people have been painted after completing the sky. I have used bluish-black to depict the darkness of moving people and animals.

To create balance in a landscape painting, either the land or the sky must dominate. Here, the land (and the objects on the land) dominate and contain strong centre of interest as compared to the sky.