I started off with the sky and then the mountains, As you can see the iPhone didn’t manage to capture the light blue of the sky.

Next I moved onto the trees, painting different shaded of green and a slight golden colours in the tops of some. I also added a green undercoat for the grass and shrubs.

My favourite part of this painting was the lady’s puff jacket and backpack. This I spent extra time as I know how much I love my backpack and they definitely become part of you after so many hikes and long trips.

Now I totally forgot that this was supposed to be a quick sketch and really got carried away with all the details in the flowers. I also re visited the trees and added a little extra details.

A close up to show how much detail is in such a small painting. If you look closely you can see the hikers Initials I painted on her shorts “JO”. Just a little personal touch I add to my paintings.

Finished artwork ready to be packaged up and posted overseas to the US.