Stretching my wings

I got a new book about painting in a more abstract style, a theme I have always been interested in but never pursued to the extent I would like.
This is my first painting after reading through one of the chapters about 'visualisation'

It is a view of Pralognan from one of my favourite walks up towards the summer village of Cholliere, the path runs alongside the river Doronne de Chaviere, which in the spring and summer has water of the most stunning colours from the glacier melt.  In the winter the snows colours everything with tint of shiver.


I am afraid my graphic tendencies once again overruled my artistic aspirations, it is definitely more representational than I first intended, but I think it is going in the right general direction.
It is painted with a very restricted palette of Prussian Blue, Cobalt Blue, Permanent Magenta and Indian Yellow and I tried to suggest distance with warm v. cool colours.  To me it looks as cold as the day I walked up there.

Dorone de Chaviere
Watercolour
36 x 26 cms approx
£145.00  matted, ready for framing.