Bridge Steps - Venice
Jul 04, 2018
Venice, Italy, 15" x 11"
For some reason I went wild on the cobalt blue on the steps, trying to make it cool in relation to the warmer background. But I think it works having the warm against the cool and very different tonal contrast as well. So there were almost 3 stages to the painting - 1) First wash 2) Shadows in background and foreground figures with bridge 3) Darker steps and darks around the bridge and lighter details of the background buildings.
Painted on Saunders Waterford, Cold Press 300 gms
The walls almost radiate light. That must be, at least in part, the effect of "going wild " with cobalt blue?
Sometimes your figures have a see-through quality. Either because they are of themselves painted transparently or because earlier wash shows through. I like it.
I've got my mid-eighties Dad watching your Youtube demos and thoroughly enjoying them. I might yet get him to give painting a go.
Thank you for your gorgeous work.
Posted by: Lindsay Mitchell | Jul 24, 2018 at 11:49 AM
I will put some shoulder pads on my figures for your Dad!
Posted by: Tim Wilmot | Aug 08, 2018 at 02:13 PM