Bus Stop London Ontario

Bus Stops in London were indeed few and far between (as were the actual busses which took their sweet time getting to the stop-Montreal has spoiled me with fast bus service), however it can be said that some of the bus stops had better views in London. This painting depicts a fall or spring (I can not remember which), the leaves are off the trees and the bushes are bare. What grabbed my attention was the yellow thing (a newspaper box?) and the way the sky reflected off the top.

Painting reflections from the sky is an important way to create atmosphere in your work. The trick is mixing the colours properly. In the painting there are two examples of reflected light from the sky, one on the mail box, the other on the glass rook of the bus stop. To make the yellow reflection I made a pale yellow with aurelian, and added a bit of green, and a touch of ceurulian blue. Adding green is a good way to neutralize your yellows withouth making them look washed out. The roof of the bus stop was just a thinner (more water) version of the beige colour used for the roof of the bus stop (that is not in reflection).

5x7" cold press. 2002