The nearby sports park called Vila Olímpia is a place for volleyball, basketball, exercising, and now, watercolour painting. This painting depicts a few of the tall pine trees that line the main laneway, and the prominent green and orange building that houses indoor table tennis and gym areas. The orange was a red-orange hue I created with ferrari red (PR255) and benzi orange (PO32).
Sports Complex with Pine Trees, 5x7" watercolour cold press, May 2023 (No. 3450)
A short walk from the first location, I found a skateboard park not being used by any skateboarders. Most of all, there was a handy bench and shady tree to sit under. The locals are complaining about the weather being too cold but I am finding it on the hot side. The tree on the left was really interesting and I didn't quite do it justice, although the warm beige bark is accurate.
Sprawling Tree and Skateboard Ramps, 5x7" watercolour cold press, May 2023 (No. 3451a)
On the way out I found another nice shady spot and was enjoying the peace and quiet so much that I decided to paint the scene in front of me. The shrubs looked like a type of croton, a popular indoor plant in Canada that commonly grows outdoors in Brazil. It was good to paint something with unusual colours like magenta which rarely appears naturally in a landscape.
Magenta Croton Shrubs, 5x7" watercolour cold press, May 2023 (No. 3451b)
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