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Roma, Italia XXIII

Shadows on a street leading up to St. Peter's Basilica suggest it is midday.  I like it when bright sun creates dark edges that I enjoy painting against areas in the lighter value.  But in this painting, I really had fun with colors -- the colors of paints that I happened to have on my palette yesterday.

A small palette that I normally use when I travel needed cleaning.  So I was going to start a day by washing this.  When I looked at it, some paints had been used up but the colors that still remained were moist under an air-tight lid.  I saw cobalt blue, alizarin crimson, aureolin, yellow ochre, cobalt red and a little bit of turquoise and burnt umber, and I decided to make good use of them in this painting.  As a result, I think these colors helped achieve a cohesive harmony I was looking for in a midday scene.  But tomorrow I really have to wash this palette.

 
Roma, Italia XXIII

Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 8.25 x 11.5 in. (on 9 x 12 in. paper)
Mat/Frame: No
Purchase: Sold

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