Urban Landscapes

(C) 2019 Dale DiMauro

Painting the urban landscape is way different from depicting the rural countryside. At least that is my take, recently, after painting many scenes of the countryside full of vegetation. In street scenes you need to get the perspective right along with many decisions about how to portray the windows, doors and reflections etc.

This is not a negative, but the process is a bit more involved, as there are areas where you definitely have strong contrasts such as the sky against the building. How these areas are articulated are important as there are many linear aspects to the built landscape.

This weekend I was sorting through some watercolors and came upon this painting which I had worked on several years ago. Reflecting back on this painting I like the colors and warmth of the light.

For some reason it reminds of an Ed Hopper painting. I think it has to do with the qualities of an urban scene devoid of people.