Long Wait, Drive On, watercolor on Yupo, 16x20
This is the finished painting that I started last month as a demo (see previous post). It resumes my experiments with Yupo and with urban scenes--I like the variety of perspectives and textures that this subject provides, and enjoy the challenge of portraying details on the slick surface of the synthetic paper.
The problem (or solution) is that Yupo makes it so easy to subtract pigment and repaint an area that it invites endless revision... I had started with a much simpler and more muted sky that I liked better, but the intensity of shadows and the brightness of the street color called for an intense blue sky, so I added more cobalt turquoise. It does look better in real life than on the photo.
I have several paintings and ideas in progress, I hope to start posting more often, as it is quite fun to share ideas and images.
I really like the effect you achieved with the pavement and the vibrancy of the colours. I've only tried my Yupo once and ended up creating background textures, photographing and then wiping off the paper and putting it away. lol
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