King St Newtown can be absolutely jam packed,
often you are concentrating on dodging the obstacles in front of you (people,
dogs, shopping bags, more people, artisan bread etc) and you forget to look
around. Next time you are on King St, remind yourself to look up, above the
awnings. The suburb is littered with ornate colourful buildings bordering
the main st. The sketch for the corner of Wilson and King Sts took some time to complete. The detail in the top of the building was quite complicated, I would finish a section, put the sketch away, finish another section, put my pencil down, work on the Enmore Theatre for a bit, then come back to it again.
In contrast to the Enmore Theatre artwork, I
completed the majority of this piece in watercolour, which again took some time
and patience. I used a subtle amount of fabric in some of the surrounding
buildings, as well as in the road. I quite enjoyed to process of painting,
leaving it for a few days and coming back to it with additions and gradually building
up the colour. I finished off the painting with a touch of gold ink for some
sparkle.
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