Auto mechanic, NDG

Easy location for once, this one is right across the street from our condo, it can be seen from the front window although I was sitting on the wall of our garden box. The weather today was verging on rain, but held off for the morning and early afternoon. At the time of writing this blog it is pouring rain. I have been eyeing this building, part of an auto mechanic, for years now tempted to try and paint it because of the unique colour. I used venetian red (PR101) at first, but when it dried it was dull and too red, so I did a thin glaze with isoindo yellow (PY110) to give it a slight orange tint. Nothing was drying fast due to the humidity and lack of sun, which made some of the detailing more difficult. The tree in the background was mostly dead due to a creeping vine that had covered its foliage and killed the tree, so the green you see on the tree is mostly the vine, not the actual tree. 6.5 x 7" cold press, watercolour, July 2020