Urban Landscape

(C) 2017 Dale DiMauro

Recently, I started this watercolor of an urban setting. It has all the qualities I usually do not paint. It has multiple walls and pavement. In fact, all the surfaces except the individual are hard. Clearly, there are no plants to be found here.

With that said, there is much appeal for me, in working on an urban landscape. The patterns, colors and textures of the various wall surfaces are endlessly fascinating. The shadows projected across the sidewalk and from the windowsill are full of life. They add dimension to the landscape.

However, the composition is truly about the individual. Once you put a figure in a painting the critical eye goes right to that area. Trying to capture the posture and how that person relates to the surrounding is an exciting moment. Just developing the form of the white shirt against the brick and skin tone is inspiring.