On the way back from the library I stopped to make this quick painting of a sunset reflecting in the windows of the CLSC health building. The rest of the sky was overcast, it was a pastel blue with slight hints of sunset orange and yellow. The big pine tree on the right is part of the Benny park and sports complex where I often paint pictures. The key to painting the sunset reflection was actually the bricks that are over and under it. To mix the dark brick orange I used earth red (PR102) with a touch of carbon black (PBk6). The rest of the painting was done in a middle value, so that the highlight on the windows really pops. Today I cut the salt concentration a bit, so the paint was freezing on my palette. Luckily I could get the painting finished before everything froze solid!
Sunset Reflection CLSC, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, January 2022 (No. 3058b)
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