It was all I could do, to paint some headlights reflecting off the slushy road at dusk across from the Dollarama. Getting the light effects on the road from the red traffic light and whiteish headlights took some wet-in-wet effects and careful control of the values. Just a few scraps of paper showing through gave the illusion of light set against an otherwise grey background. The real trick is getting the values correct on the background elements. The sky, snow and other details have to be from half-grey to full on charcoal black in order to scale the painting and create an illusion of light. Its an effect I have been working on for awhile, and today, although the subject matter is rather 'pedestrian' the feeling of a dusky wet Montreal late afternoon seems quite real.
Headlights dusk, watercolour 5 x 7.5" cold press, December 2024
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