For about a year I worked at an art co-op in the new (at the time) London farmer's market which had a wide range of stores. The art gallery was located on the top floor mezzanine so it had a good view of the floor. There was a coffee roaster on the bottom floor which I initially enjoyed, but after awhile the aroma was hard to take! This painting was done while I sat at the co-op, it shows the perspective of the mezzanine, and the light coming into the industrial structure. It was done on the back of 'Lantern Festival' a painting I also did at the co-op.
London Market, Mezzanine, 5 x 8", cold press, watercolour, (No. 1720b)
As you can tell from this painting I had a lot of time on my hands, we didn't get that many customers. In retrospect I could have been trying to get more customers interested in buying, but as usual I was more interested in painting, just like the craft show that Mom and I went to in 1996. I used the railing as a guide to get the other shaped and lines right, like a grid technique. Grid technique is were you apply a grid on your subject, then apply a similar grid on your painting. It helps with the drawing. When you look at this painting, try to imagine a powerful stench of roasting coffee beans, and a hum-drum of shoppers.
London Market, Busy Floor, 11 x 14" hot press block, watercolour, 2003
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