I picked up a book on Bhutan today at the library, which is located in the NDG cultural center. They opened up part of it, and even had an art display in their community gallery. The art was an installation of silhouettes depicting people and animals, and the silhouettes were made from images of nature, outer space, maps, people, animals. It was quite a feast for the eyes and I realized how deprived of outside stimulus we have become. I made a painting on the way back, I found this scene at the back of the center, a large tree was casting a shadow on the periwinkle coloured wall (that is an actual colour name for 'powder blue') Considering my recent difficulties with painting blue, this location was kind of like a midterm exam. It was a matter of judgement, timing, and patience to get everything down, luckily there was a strong sun that dried the paint as I went. There were no adjustments at home, this is all on location. I am trying my best to finish the whole painting on location but the weather and conditions have predicated some adjustments from time to time. So how did I do? Since I'm also a professor I'll go ahead and give myself an A+. I can also post it on facebook and see how I do, every now and then Mr Clarke my high school art teacher gives me an A+ in the comments section!
Blues Harmony (Benny Cultural Center NDG), 5 x 7.5" cold press, watercolour, February 2021 (No. 2567)
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