It seems that I'm traveling south along the Arroyo Seco Flood Control Channel from where my previous post was painted,
Another Hillside. I painted this gouache piece with the L.A. River group in South Pasadena about 4 miles south of the hillside. I was lucky that it was another overcast day since I wanted to try this York Blvd. bridge and there wasn't a good view from under the trees which overhang the channel. To me it feels a little strange being down in the cement area of the channel. There is a ramp down to the channel from the street level at this location. The ramp seems to be busy with cyclists and city trucks. There are always dog walkers there too. The city trucks were there on our paint-out day spraying for mosquitos, finishing up before we started painting. As the sun started coming out around noon, the light and dark patterns on the bridge and channel walls got more interesting.
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| 5" x 7" Gouache |
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| Overcast earlier with no sun or shadows. |
Love it. This really captures the feeling of that place.
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara, Thank You!
DeleteBridges are quite hard to do so this is a great painting of one. Looks so strange empty of water!
ReplyDeleteThanks Polly. I think bridge arches are intimidating.
DeleteNice job on this difficult (to me) subject, your drawing creates good space along with your color choices. Great dry brush effects, too. What brand of gouache do you use? I'd like to give gouache a try.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jody! Difficult subject to me too which is some of the reason I used gouache so I can correct. I've always used Winsor Newton but just added a couple Holbein colors to try in place of some WN colors that seem drier.
Deletehow ironic (and sad) that the flood control channels are dry. What looks like a challenging subject to paint, you have once again handled with panache. I just love your greenery, and the way you handle the gouache seems to be getting quite expert and painterly. Lovely, Sherry!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Terry!
DeleteReally beautiful. I have such nostalgia for that area.
ReplyDeleteThanks Liz!
Deletecame back to look again at this one - so good
ReplyDeleteThis one was more fun than I was anticipating, being nervous about bridges.
DeleteEspecially wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYou're so nice Joani!
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