Black Mountain

This is a watercolor painting of a black mountain outcropping with various grasses and flowers in the foreground.  I painted this watercolor.   shortly after I finished studying many of the art works of Vincent Van Gogh.  I   was trying to think and paint like Van Gogh in the hope that I could mimic his style and technique.   Although the painting is very nice, I didn't come close to  Van Gogh's style. 

The paintings imagery is too identifiable.  I didn't manage to   abstract the objectivity enough.  Half of Van Gogh's style and technique can be  attributed to his use of heavy oil paints which were used to create a build up  in texture on the surface of the canvas.  It's just not possible to get that buildup effect painting with watercolor paints.