Here is a croquis of Québec rooftops. I did this sketch while sitting in a dry bathtub, the only place in our hotel room with a good view. The hollow rattle of a horse's hooves on cobblestones floated up from the street below.I started by laying broad watercolor washes with a ¾ inch white nylon flat over a light pencil drawing. The last step was to add the brown lines with a Waterman fountain pen. The copper roof was weathered to a gray-brown color under the cornice alongside the clock. I tried to suggest that effect by dragging my finger over a passage of wet pen lines.
Bonne Fête, Québec!
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See also the GJ posts on bronze weathering and the watercolor-with-fountain-pen technique
7 comments:
Beautiful. Have you ever considered setting up a video camera aimed at your canvas when you're outside paiting? I'm sure we'd all love to see you in action during a plein air oil session. That's a DVD I'd buy!
I love your blog. Thanks for sharing. I like the way you think and your art is not too bad either :)
Beautiful painting. I think old Quebec is one of the most amazing places ever. My wife and I went there foe our first big trip together, we even found a hotel that let our dog stay too.
FANTASTIC!....really enjoy this piece James. A lot of nice depth in the piece and the composition works well. I find my self being sucked into all of that wonderful little detail you captured with the fountain pen.
When I visited your blog this morning I sure wasn't expecting to see a painting of my city in it. Beautiful painting. You are always very resourceful.
Magnifique ! The light and the perspective are really well rendered. And I can spot the Laurentian mountains where I live in the background :-)
What a lovely little drawing. I spent a chunk of time exploring all your little lines and washes. There's a bunch of joy there.
Yes, this is wonderful. The inked lines are a perfect finish.
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