Sketching buildings ain't my thing, but sometimes you gotta try and stretch, and do things that are not easy. And sometimes buildings just catch your imagination. The Palacio Di Cristal in Buen Retiro Park (literally, according to the wikipedia, "park of the pleasant retreat") in Madrid was one such building. I did not have much time for sight seeing whilst in Spain, but I had to see this building. There are many other interesting buildings and places within the park, but I thought this was the coolest. So under the barest of shade (it was another scorcher, around 100 degrees out), I sat and drew and painted for close to an hour. Sometimes when I paint, people ask to take a picture, in Retiro park lots of people asked. Despite the heat, it was a very lovely day.
Watercolor 11 x 8.5 on heavyweight paper 270 gsm Below is an actual picture of the palace, and the pen & ink before the watercolors were applied.
I really like it! The lack of precision in the drawing (i.e., an architect didn't draw this) makes it soft and appealing. I also like the non-uniform color treatment of the glass. Nice story, too, CK!
CK - I love this! I agree with Joyce, the drawing is really very appealing with your wonderful wash of colors, and the very different feel of the glass building and the leafy trees around it. People must have really loved seeing it come together on site. I'm in no way an artist and I love reading about, and seeing, your process.
Thank you both. Part of the fun is that the perspective is a bit skewed (I did use a vanishing point for some of the drawing), but the drawing still works.
I really like it! The lack of precision in the drawing (i.e., an architect didn't draw this) makes it soft and appealing. I also like the non-uniform color treatment of the glass. Nice story, too, CK!
ReplyDeleteCK - I love this! I agree with Joyce, the drawing is really very appealing with your wonderful wash of colors, and the very different feel of the glass building and the leafy trees around it. People must have really loved seeing it come together on site. I'm in no way an artist and I love reading about, and seeing, your process.
ReplyDeleteThank you both. Part of the fun is that the perspective is a bit skewed (I did use a vanishing point for some of the drawing), but the drawing still works.
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