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The ice rink at Brighton Pavilion |
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Happy New year !
I thought I would start the New Year with something colourful and challenging.
Just before Christmas we went down to Brighton to see the lights . I had not been out much as I had badly sprained my ankle so it was lovely to have a break and get out of the house.
We took a walk to the Pavilion to watch the skaters on the ice rink for a while.
As dusk fell the buildings were lit with blue and pink spotlights. Everything looked very magical, just like something from a fairy tale!
I've painted the Pavilion before and remember how awkward it was. There's a lot of detail and unusual angles to tackle, this time it will be different .
I've never painted a scene that is lit by coloured lights before, it causes an array of different tones and shades that seem quite unreal. But......I do like a challenge !
Three days into the composition and I have managed to make a good start .....
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Starting to paint the Pavilion |
I'm working on a grid to make sure I get the angles right and prevent it all from getting too confusing! Once I have painted in the main areas I can start to build up the colours and add some detail.
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Starting to build up the colours |
Although progress is slow I'm happy with how it's going so far. I have also put in some simple washes of colour on the ice rink to help give me some markers for when I get around to painting it.
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Making a start on the marquee |
I thought today that I would have a change from the architecture of the pavilion and made a start on the marquee. It still has to have fairy lights added and a few people waiting to skate. I have also been adding more shading onto the right hand side plus the first spotlight.
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Adding a bit more to the background |
Busy now making progress on the right hand side , also the other spotlight and some finer detail that doesn't really show on a photograph. I'm probably about half way through now.
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Working on painting the Brighton ice rink |
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It's now 10 hours further on into the painting. The buildings on the right hand side are now finished and I have started to paint in the reflections on the ice . All still going well and should be finished in a couple of days :)
Well, it's not a couple of days, it has become so addictive that I decided to knuckle down and get it finished. So here is the final result ....
"Pavilion Pink and Ice Rink"
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"Pavilion Pink and Ice Rink" Acrylic painting of Brighton Pavilion |
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Acrylic on canvas 24"x 18"x 0.5"
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Wall view |
Cards, prints, cushions, bags available http://www.redbubble.com/people/poak/works/20320237-pavilion-pink-and-ice-rink
Whilst painting I have also contributed to an article for Voluntary Arts about getting inspired for the New Year which you can see here ...
http://www.voluntaryarts.org/2016/01/11/new-years- resolutions-painting/