Perspective In Landscape
I've been studying Daniel Chard's Landscape Illusion to try to learn more about perspective. He painted in the Pennsylvania Amish countryside which is adjacent to Andrew Wyeth country and is absolutely stunning. Chard's medium is acrylic and he is able to add a wealth of detail in fore, middle, and background using acrylic. In my opinion (admittedly amateur) this does not translate well to watercolor. I prefer the more "impressionistic" and suggestive aspects of watercolor. But I'm trying to learn Chard's principles of lines, movement, color, perspective, and composition. My challenge is showing fields, rolling hillsides, gentle slopes and farm fields. The countryside in northern Massachusetts where I live has incredible vistas and vignettes but I'm not able to showcase them in my work.
I did have a look at his work, and its very beautiful.
I have to tell you there is no recipe to make a watercolour, or learning how to see and make perspective.
Perspective you can learn in a few days/weeks, but painting a landscape like you want too, can take up years.
The famous watercolourartist John Pike lived in Woodstock, and he did have a exhibition in Carnegie Hall. Not sure where it was he asked the address directions on a Street musician. "How do I get the quickest in Carnegie Hall?" The musician replied with "Practice brother, Practice!!