With April almost upon us, the trees are starting to make buds and the grass looking more on the green side. Today was overcast and cool, but otherwise pleasant enough to make a painting out at the Benny complex. Last year around this time, in fact the blog was also on March 27th, I made a painting of the same scene although using a vertical format. I struggled to make the brick colours last year, but this year I had some different paints and more mixing knowledge. On the left, the edge of the cultural center can be seen, the red is a mix of perylene maroon (PR179) and quin magenta (PR122). The distant condo buildings are burnt sienna (PR101) with a touch of raw umber (PBr7) although it would have been fine with just the burnt sienna in retrospect. The medical center on the right was burnt sienna, venetian red and some perylene maroon, which was also used for the leaf buds.
Benny Reds and Browns 5 x 7" cold press, watercolour, March 2021 (No. 2590a)
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