A Study in Green

A sketch from the day at the Gardens of Luxembourg. I mixed up a lot of different greens to have some variations in the foliage in the green dominated scene. The day was bright and since I was not painting under shade, the colors and the contrast seemed muted under indoor light. A lesson learnt for plein air outings! 

Vendu à Paris

I am back from the great escape - The Kim English workshop in Paris. The city is synonymous with art and never once failed to inspire! We explored a new location every day for our painting ventures. Each day started with a demo by Kim followed by our own attempts at getting at least two sketches done in a day. The emphasis was on being 'quick' to capture the essence, especially of the figures, without getting bogged down by the details.

The couple here made the first day a little more exciting by buying my painting of the Cafe at the very lively Mouffetard neighborhood! I had blocked in the figures, but people kept changing of course. And my painting was way different from what it had started out to be and also how I usually paint. I don't quite have a comfort zone as yet, but trying to paint en plein air a bustling cityscape was a huge departure. Paris, along with the fun crew, made the perfect backdrop for the trip; the beauty all around did a lot to soothe the nerves and the many failed attempts dint seem so bad after all!