Walking home I stopped on Sherbrooke to make this painting looking down one of the cross roads. A tall tree was illuminated by the descending sun, the bottom portion in shadow from a tall condo building on the right. The parked cars were depicted with an economy of brush strokes, just three or four for each car. I use different combos for grey...the building in shadow is red ochre (PR101) with indo blue (PB60), the cars were magenta (PV19) with blue green (PG7) and some carbon black (PBk6), and the road was magenta (PV19), blue (PB60) and yellow ochre (PY43). Its a little excessive to use that many colours to make grey, the main reason I do it that way is to allow for adjustments. If the road needs to be warmer I add yellow, cooler I add more of the blue. The grant I have been writing is due tomorrow, so maybe I am the tired old tree.
Tired Old Tree, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, October 2023 (No. 3564a)
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