Loch Lomond

About this work

You see a quiet Scottish lake ringed by soft green hills under a pale sky. Williams painted this in watercolor, a medium that lets light shine through the paper. He used thin washes to show mist rising off the water, something harder to do with oil paint. The scene feels still, like early morning before anyone wakes up. He traveled the Highlands sketching these views, then turned them into prints people could hang at home. If you like this, look up the technique of watercolor washes.