In July, 2014, I was in Copenhagen on business working the international research conference for the Alzheimer’s Association. Upon its conclusion, I stayed a few extra days to do sightseeing. I was drawn to a view inside the Rundetaarn (Round Tower) museum and was struck by the connection between this subject and the reason I was in Copenhagen in the first place.
In painting this subject, it was the rocking chair and light shining on it that I really wanted to capture at first, but it wound up being the rich, rich color of the beams I fell in love with most. Realizing that the color I saw in my photo could only come from over 400 years of use in the Round Tower, I needed to capture that in the painting. Using translucent watercolors paints, I applied several layers of washes to build the deep, warm hues. Also, no white paint was used in the painting at all. Areas in the painting where it appears to be white are actually places where no paint was applied at all – it’s just the raw paper shows through. So I had to paint around those areas I wanted to remain white.
About the materials used:
The watercolor paper is an Italian paper – Fabriano Artistico #140 cold press. The paints used are professional grade – Graham, Holbein, Van Gough, and Winsor Newton.
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