Shout it from the rooftops

This was painted for the Mindbender challenge on Painting Friends forum, the idea is to take a reference image that is too busy and find an interesting composition within it. The reference was mine, taken in Conwy, North Wales, and this is only a tiny part of the original photo.

About 10 x 14 on Fabriano Artistico rough 140lb

Shout it From the Rooftops -

10x14, watercolours on paper

Cloister Cluster - Work in Progress

A recent visit to Gloucester Cathedral with a good friend has inspired me hugely! Just before we left I spotted a tour party in the cloisters, silhouetted against the stained glass windows, and I quickly took a photo knowing it would make a wonderful painting. Whether I can pull it off is another matter!

Here's my drawing, on 140lb Fabriano Artistico extra white paper. There's quite alot of detail in the archetecture, but I'm hoping it won't look too fiddly.

The first step was to lay in a wash of quinacridone gold on all but the windows, then I started building the stonework paying careful attention to the coloured light from the stained glass. I still have a long way to go but I think it might actually work!