Watercolour 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 300 gms
My last painting of narrow Alexandrian streets for a bit and I tried to be a bit more adventurous with the initial wash and a bit of Alizarin Crimson on the right hand side to make the sense of darkness of the street yet still a bit of warmth. Anyway hope I got the feeling of the heat of the place and the dusty ground.
Watercolour 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT paper 300 gms
The many street markets in Alexandria have agreat buzz about them with many different products on offer - all the normal mediterranean veg, herbs & spices, and plenty of fish and shellfish. The nice thing is that unless you're in a tourist area you won't get the high pressure sales from the vendors if you approach too close. But it's about as far from the aisles of Tescos as you can imagine. I went a bit looser with this painting which I think turned out okay to catch the essence of the scene.
Watercolour 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 300 gms
In the myriad of streets around the port area of Alexandria, it's easy to get lost or disorientated. Stumbling on a view of a main road or the sea front allows you to get your bearings again. The area has many different types of architecture - the old juxtaposed with the new. In this scene I was struck by the earthy coloured old building with it's old turquoise shutters in the centre of a market area and a newer 70's style office block behind, looking completely out of place. Numerous old parasols cover and shade market produce up the sunny side of the street.
Watercolour 15" x 11" on Bockingford NOT Paper 300 gms
Continuing my series of streets in Alexandria (more to come from my reference photos) and may be went a bit looser on this one which I prefer. Tried to capture the feeling of the heat of the day and that the place needs a massive makeover with all the unfinished tower blocks with multiple floors just being a shell.
Watercolour 15" x 11" on Bockingford paper 140lbs
Walk towards the old town part of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria. Using the sword brush for the trees definitely helped with the effect of movement up there. I can remember the day as being a pretty typical overcast day in this northern part of the island but still quite bright for my UK eyes and shards of sunlight coming through.
Watercolour 15" x 11" on Bockingford paper 140lbs
Looking down the sweeping one way street, Calle Luis Doreste Silva, towards the old town Las Palmas (beyond the high rise office blocks in the background). This was a 'looser' painting for me which I enjoyed doing, and made easier by the simplicity of the scene and the greenery left (actually the back of a nice city park) and right.
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