This painting was done at the Instituto Butantan which is near São Paulo University. The building is a library but it was closed the day we were there. It was a very hot and sunny day, in fact I had to sit in the shade to make this painting. When it is winter in Canada it is actually summer in Brazil!
One advantage to painting as compared to taking a photo is that the artist can remove unwanted items. In this case there were a lot more trees but they were blocking the building, in particular the windows which I wanted to feature. Just two big trees seemed to get the feeling of some foliage without overdoing it. To create a focal point I made more detail on the upper left part of the main building, while the rest of the building is done with relatively less detail.
Dec. 2014, Watercolour, 9 x 11"
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