After endless hours teaching on zoom today I realized the curfew was fast approaching, and I wasn't about to let a pandemic ruin my day. So I got out under the inky sky and found this place to stand on Cavendish and Somerled, looking north towards Pizza Welat. The light was red, well, it was cycling through red yellow and green as usual and i had to pick one, and made it red. The snow on the sidewalk was illuminated red. A glowing billboard said something, now it says PJD 21 Info Crime. A fellow walked by and took a look and said 'nice'.... best review ever. To paint the sky I used indothrene blue (PB60) mixed with my new winsor orange red shade (PO73), and gradually added more orange closer to the top of the building. In the scan the sky has a reddish glow but the painting is an intense orange-brown. This was another 'impossible' painting that I almost walked past but decided to give it a shot. Rather, my brain was fried from teaching on zoom all day and I thought this painting would be cool. It is definitely a treat for the eyes, with all the contrasting earth brown and oranges and the simulated appearance of neon and city lights. It is just missing Elvis sitting in the pizzeria having a slice with Marylin Monroe. Oh, and I made home with ten minutes to spare before curfew.
Pizza Welat Nocturne (at Night), 5 x 7.5" cold press, watercolour, February 2021 (No. 2562)
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