Wednesday was sunny....
....so Mick, Linda and I headed back to the same spot we had painted the other day when it was heavy overcast. Soon Rob Weiss surprised us showing up to paint the Japanese bridge again....and he did an excellent job but hasn't posted it yet.
The effect of sunlight changed the appearance of everything. Color was bouncing all over and the light direction and shadows changed quickly. It meant painting fast.
I wanted to see what the differences would be so I did a variation of 'Reflecting Magenta', posted a few days ago. Gone was the reflected sky and the dull orange bank. In the sun the magenta flowers caught a reddish glow. A fun piece to paint but actually more difficult to orchestrate the values and colors. I expected it to be easier.
This next week I think I need to go find some boats or large machinery....maybe some urban scenes. Stay tuned. I'll be back.
Ciao! (I have to stay in practice for this Italy gig.)
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