Tonight there was a strawberry super moon! It was at its height 12:35 AM, in the painting it was just past midnight and the strawberry moon was rising. The sky was indo blue (PB60) with pyrol orange (PO73) and some perylene green (PBk31) where it blends into nearly black. In the foreground there was a street lamp illuminating the trees and condo which gave the illusion that the moon was illuminating them. Strawberry Moon over Condo, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2022 (No. 3139)
Down the street a bit there was a great view of it over the fire station. A few adjustments were made to the moon effect, a darker corona was used and the colour fades were more elaborate. To make the brick colours at night, earth paints such as raw sienna (PBr7) and burnt ochre (PR102) were mixed with carbon black (PBk6).
Strawberry Moon over Fire Station, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2022 (No. 3140)
Finally it was at its peak! This scene was true to the reality, have you ever seen a strawberry moon?
Strawberry Moon in the Sky, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2022 (No. 3141a)
On the way back this scene was interesting. The colour scheme in the sky was similar to Van Gogh, but with less madness. Time to head home. This was the 30th painting of the month, not that I like to count but there is a facebook thing where you have to paint 30 paintings in 30 days. Check.
Strawberry Moon with Tree, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2022 (No. 3141b)
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