Direct Watercolor #12 - Holbein Paint Tube

How did this watercolor painting turn out so small? It might have been the 4x4 inch paper I am using, even though I intended to fill the page with my subject. I also had to keep my painting away from the paint mess from the previous sheet. These splotches happen when I close the book before the paint is dry.

This direct watercolor sketch is a paint of a Holbein Tube watercolor paint. The color is Ultramarine Deep. It was painted without a preliminary drawing. I am taking part in the #30x30DirectWatercolor2020 challenge.

The Spanish Village Art Center is home to over 200 working artists and a beautiful place to sketch and paint. I tried this piece in a large (10 x 11 inch) watercolor sketchbook a fellow urban sketcher made for me. (Thank you Alicia Hallett!)

Most of the building was in shadow and it was a bit of a challenge for me to keep the other parts of the building and plants pure.