In the Lasalle shopping mall parking lot, a small circus tent was set up and entertaining audiences within. I could hear the circus music and ohhs and ahhs from the crowd, they were enjoying it. It seemed like a Cirque du Soleil thing, but upon further research I found out that this is a small circus from Paris that travels the world. The painting was a multi-layered effort, so I did another painting while the first layer dried.
Cirque Paris Tent, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2024 (No. 3794b)
The first painting shows the idealized view, this one shows the actual view. Often I edit out all the clutter, but in this case it seemed to be interesting to include it in the foreground, and show the background elements on a landscape format. Its more of a drawing exercise, but still meant to look like a painting, done with paint of course, no pen or pencil.
Cirque Paris Vehicles and Tent, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2024 (No. 3795a)
There is a row of tall trees growing in front of the mall. Probably planted a long time ago for decoration, these trees get full sun and seem to be thriving, a literal sliver of a forest. Passing them dozens of times I finally stopped to make a painting. The scene in its entirety is quite spectacular, it would require a long narrow format to capture.
Two trees in front of mall, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2024 (No. 3788b)
Seagulls were perched on top of the mall, and you can see a few of the trees that grow in front. The bricks of the mall are a pale sun-bleached raw sienna, with strips of yellow ochre brick. Mixing in some purple (PV55 + PB60) gives those flat pastel grey tones.
Gulls, Trees shopping mall, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2024 (No. 3794a)
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