What started out as an easy paint quickly turned to a cold rain. Luckily I had nearly finished when the bad weather hit, but in the rush I failed to sign the painting with the usual PJD23. I started with the blue background using a dark neutral blue made from PB60 (indo blue) PB15 (phthalo blue sapphire) and dropped in the clouds which were a mixture of indo blue, red ochre (PR102) and a touch of deep scarlet (PR175). Walking away from the scene the clouds became a distinct orange hue from the sun setting amidst the gloom so I was glad to have captured the effect in the painting as it began. The clouds went from deep purple to a kind of glowing orange which was cool. The rest of the scene was a light illusion, the field lights have a glow around them, and the field has a distinct yellowish highlight on the otherwise greenish astro turf. You can see in the right where I was painting the tree branch details, that is when the rain hit and I had to bail on the scene. Glad I did it though, its a neat looking painting.
Sports Field Sundown, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, November 2023 (No. 3586b)
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