Full moon, steep road night

The moon was full on February 1st in São Paulo, with overcast conditions I got this view from up near the laundry platform, the moon was surrounded in a fuzzy yellowish halo. First I outlined the scene, then filled in details. When painting the moon, I started with the sky around it and left a circle ... I make the circle big and then adjust the circle until its circular...easier said than done. Then I washed it over with a yellowish glaze (PY43) to give it a fuzzy appearance.

Full moon over Cotia, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, February 2026

The Cotia neighborhood is very hilly. As you can see from this night painting, the road infront of the house is steep. Cars and motocycles labor to get up the hill which creates loud engine noises. Artificial light was the only source here which made colours odd. There are huge jungle trees in the background, painted as near black sihouettes against a dark blue sky. The tree colour was black (Pbk6) and perylene green (PBk31).

Steep hill night, 6 x 7.5" watercolour, February 2026