Summer lights

Watercolour painting: Watercolour illustration: Green / black coniferous trees, fireflies, cabin and person on island, water, mountains, moon, and stars. ©2022 Marie Preston (Outspoken Images)
Summer Lights (watercolour & ink) ©2022 Marie Preston

Original watercolour and ink illustration
240 gsm Aqua watercolour paper

Illustration size: A6 | 11 x 16 cm | 4.375 x 6.25 inch | Quarter page
Paper size: A5 | 15 x 21 cm | 5.875 x 8.25 inch | Half page

Playing with memories and light: Childhood firefly admiration combined with various adult adventures. Inspired by mountain life in Folldal, Norway; a Canadian road-trip photograph from twenty years ago (eep!); a summer lightning bug video by Christie Purifoy; and the colour combination of lemon yellow & milk white.

Pencil, pen, and watercolour illustrations: Coniferous trees, fireflies, cabin and person on island, water, mountains, moon, and stars. ©2022 Marie Preston
Summer Lights sketches and painting in progress
Watercolour illustration with paint boxes and pens: Green / black coniferous trees, fireflies, cabin and person on island, water, mountains, moon, and stars. ©2022 Marie Preston (Outspoken Images)
Summer Lights watercolour painting in progress

Purchase the original from Hagen Café at Slettene Hage in Herefoss, Norway.
Contact Marie to purchase this artwork as a print or other media.