I also added a little more color to the green floating plant leaves and the smaller greenish stuff that floats on the water (is that pond scum????). I also added a little more dark at the base of the branches in the shadow on the water. The water is very shallow, and I don't quite know how to portray the bottom of the swamp where you can see it instead of the reflection....at least, I don't know how to do this in watercolor. But I do know how to do that in pastel. So, I'm hesitant to try to do it in watercolor. There are no rocks on the bottom of the swamp - just mud. So, I might just leave that out in this picture.
Next stage will probably be a little more dark accents and finish out the spider plants growing in the crooks of the branches. When all done and dry, I might try a razor blade and scratch some highlights in where necessary.....later....
