While painting on the st Helen Island I suddenly felt inspired to paint the new port area that I ride past all the time but rarely stop. Hopefully I would catch the sunset and also find some cool shade. This scene is looking East with Cartier bridge in the distance, and the new cruise boat docking tower marking the skyline. The foreground was industrial brick and concrete. I painted the sunset with variations of orange (PO36, PO72, PR254, PR122) that faded to blue (PB15) and blue-green (PG7 + PB15). The trick is to judge the moisture correctly so that it all blends. Then with trepidation I over=painted the dark blue gantry crane. When you do that, it has to work because there is no fixing it in watercolour! Luckily it worked out and you get the neopolitan sunset mixed in with a pastel skyline, and rugged industrial details.
Gantry Cranes with Sunset, watercolour 8 x 10" cold press, July 2023 (No. 3628)
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