Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Gritty City


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 I painted this to capture the atmosphere of city bustle. I wasn't interested in the details other than the little bits of light that glimmer around people on the move and reflections of cars and lights in traffic. 

Artists' tidbits:
When painting this kind of scene from photos, as this one was, it's best to use a really low res image. Or use photoshop to throw it out of focus or merely resize it. Details are the enemy of impressionistic painting, or at least too many details can kill the atmosphere. This painting was painted for a challenge from DailyPaintWorks. My DPW gallery is here

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