The hotel was located just off the main commercial street, Grand Allée which provided the occasional view north towards the setting sun. I caught this view while walking to the old City and stopped immediately to make a painting before it got completely dark. The key to this painting was mixing the sky colours correctly. The horizon was a pale orange, like a creamsicle colour, which changed to a neutral grey, followed by pale cyan, and capped with a salmon coloured cloud with purplish shadow. The tree line was a purplish green. Upon completion, the painting effect closely matched the actual scene. Adding all the heavy brick and concrete tones in the foreground, and suggesting reflections on the parked cars completed the illusion. After this painting I painted a monumental night scene of the Château Frontenac for which I will make a separate post.
Québec City Sunset, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, August 2023 (No. 3525b)
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