MacEvoy recently updated the Handprint website section on perspective drawing with a veritable tome of knowledge. Skimming through it made me realize just how complex the issue really is. Just moving your head 30 degrees will have a significant impact on what perspective you perceive on location. When I did the last painting of the Benny parking lot the cultural center was way too short and the horizon line seemed off. Today I found a complex perspective scene in the campus quad, with a modern building on the right with snow-covered stair cases, and the old fashioned building in the background. The modern building looked about right until I filled in the background, then it appeared to be too short. Its something I will have to read on a bit more and see if I can apply it on location.
Despite the perspective challenges this painting still captures the nice blue sky, the interesting brick colour, and the reflection in the front of the modern building. The trees contribute an organic mix of lines and contrasts.
Campus Quad Winter Perspective, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, March 2023 (No. 3418b)
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