Don't adjust your sets, this painting really looks this way, dull and faded. When I applied the paint is was brightly coloured and lots of contrast, but the paper absorbed the paint rendering it very pale. The other day I used this paper to great effect to paint a red bike in the snow on Harley Street but this time it dried quite differently maybe because it wasn't as cold today, or perhaps it was the choice of pigments. I attempted this scene previously with the other kind of paper and as seen in the previous blog it turned into a blustery blizzard. Looks like I have some more experimenting to do before mastering the art of winter watercolours! Tomorrow (Sunday) looks to have favorable weather for another attempt, sunny and about -5C.
Benny Sports Complex Take Two, 5 x 7" hot press 90lbs watercolour, December 2020
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