Usually its a painting of Joe and Ralph's auto shop across the street, but today I was picking up some food at the Snowdon Bakery and made a quick painting of Raffi's auto shop at the end of Harley street. It's not the first time I painted it, but it has been awhile. There are a series of large concrete blocks along the sidewalk which make for good seating locations to paint, although I paint standing up most of the time its nice to sit if possible. The perspective was the key to success. I made a mid line perpendicular to the bottom edge of the painting, and held my brush up to the scene to understand the angle. You can see things don't quite line up at the apex of the building but the overall effect is strong enough. I intentionally varied the left shadow from purple to yellowish, and made it green on the right in order to accentuate the red trim and enliven an otherwise dull scene. I could probably make another post tomorrow, then I travel to Toronto for a conference and brief family visit. I also completed the 'year in review' post for 2023 and it is scheduled to be posted on December 20th. That gives me some time in case I do another notable painting before another year draws to a close.
Raffi's Auto, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, December 2023 (No. 3665)
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