Having used a lot of gouache colors in my palette, this is a deliberate effort to see how I can make a primarily white painting. Snow, of course, is the best subject.
The two whites available for gouache are zinc white and titanium white. Zinc white is more transparent and works very well with colors to lighten them. It is not as bright as titanium white. Titanium white is more dense and opaque, and works very well for areas you want to be very white – such as white caps on waves and here very bright areas of snow.
Besides the two whites, I kept my palette limited to most ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, yellow ochre. A touch here and there included some orange, yellow, and umber to mix colors I needed.
Strathmore Vision CP 140# watercolor paper; gouache; 9×12.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 
Crisp and clean, nice job!
This is the way to visit snow, through the hands of an artist. Well done!
Very nice indeed! Inspiring.
Thanks, moodywarlock! Glad you find it inspiring – I take it you paint?
Thanks, Anne! Yes, best way to visit snow is in a picture or just visit!
Thanks, Fraggy! I like the “crisp and clean” – just like some winter days are.
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I haven’t painted for a few years, unfortunately. These days, I’m doing a lot more photography. One day, I’d like to get back to it.
Painting and photography – images – I get what you mean, moodywarlock. Sometimes one just takes over!