Wednesday, October 26, 2011
View towards Blackfriars Bridge
One of two paintings of this view, this being the first one, 27th June. I had found a platform directly under Waterloo Bridge where pigeons nest and skateboarders sometimes practice tight maneouvers. It was pretty quiet so I set up easel and did this in one sitting (or should I say 'standing'!). The annoying wind was coming up the Thames from the east in gusts of about 30-40 mph so was is a matter of stamina to stand and paint, for a couple of hours, with one hand steadying the easel. I tend to zoom in with my composition sometimes but Think it would be preferable to have had a wider viewpoint in this case. I'd like to do a bit more consolidating, a couple of details, perhaps.
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I love the colours on this one Andrew. Great sense of distance too. Very nice. See you tomorrow at the auction!
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