Who wouldn't want a barbecue chicken tree? The raccoons would love it! Up on Cote st Luc there are a few local restaurants selling chicken and pizza all year around. Yesterday I went up there, not for the chicken but for the painting opportunities. In fact there were several good scenes I could have done, so its worth heading back some time in the new year (tomorrow). A lot of this painting is about values, the sky has to be slightly darker than the pale yellow bricks, and the red of the lettering has to be lighter than the black background. Finally, the tree gets painted over top of the scene using earth brown (PBr7) and some carbon black (PBk6) and yellow ochre (PY43) on the top branches. Its always interesting to paint a tree over top of a finished painting, you hope the background is dry enough, and that the composition works out.
BBQ Chicken tree, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, December 2024
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