Intense Colours in Neighborhood

As the vacation winds down I am getting used to the local light and colour in São Paulo. This scene is on the way to the grocery store, right next to the park Ypé where I made a painting earlier in the trip. The road dips down steeply to the right, and there is a dramatic middle and background filled with foliage and habitations. This is a neighborhood called João XXIII, which is next to the neighborhood of Parque Ipé where Cilei's family lives.

Intense Colours in Neighborhood, 8 x 10" watercolour rough press, May 2023 (No. 3607)

The next scene shows an interesting tree on the corner. The buildings in the background are glowing in earthy colours. Painting the intense colours is a good challenge, it helped to make the sky a slightly dark and neutral blue to provide necessary contrast.

Twisty tree on Corner, 5 x 7" watercolour cold press, May 2023 (No. 3454)

 

I had my eye on this scene for awhile, the juxtaposition of two hues of yellow...chartreuse in the shrubs and warm yellow on the building...was neat. I applied a large amount of yellow (PY154) to make it intense enough. 

Intense yellows razor wire, 5x7" watercolour cold press, May 2023 (No. 3455)