Shop window reflections, Fabriano, Italy

Fabriano, Italy, 22" x 15".

Via Enrico Cialdini, Fabriano.  With some big shop windows, a chance to experiment with some reflections.  This is the main street going through the middle of this beautiful Italian town and there's plenty of traffic.  If I did this scene again, I might try and have the light coloured person swapped with the dark person to its right.  Having the dark figure in front of a white car and a lighter person in front of a dark background might make the picture totally different.  The smoke effects are done with some white gouache dropped into moist clear water.  It's normally the last stage of the painting.

 

Comments

[John Cowburn]

I like that Tim, the reflections are brilliant and the exhaust smoke works well too!

John

[Tim Wilmot]

Thanks John. A bit of smoke adds to the atmosphere