Dear readers, here is one of the paintings you could read about in my early February (2010) newsletter. The changes have been made, and it is finished. This is one of the main bridges in Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the northern parts of the city with the southern parts spanning the Lake Mälaren which bisects Stockholm.
I was attracted to the light (no surprise there!) as it painted parts of the bridge in gold, making the struts resemble a giant harp vibrating a melody of sparkling dripping light.
In the below composite image, I show how it grew forth, from a rough underpainting where the major masses were blocked in, to the finished painting. Paper is ArtSpectrum Colourfix, and pastels are mostly
Unisons, with a finishing highlight or two of Schmincke:
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here to see a large version of the painting.
1 Response to Sun-Gilded Bridge/Västerbron, Stockholm
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Thank you so much for showing your stages! I tried the method again today and finally managed to stop and scan between stages instead of barreling ahead with all of it after scanning stage one. It's reassuring to see how your Stage Two isn't quite up to the final local colors on everything yet, just moving in that direction -- and that I didn't put in too much detail on my stages one and two for what I was doing.
You've given me another useful lesson today! Thanks!