'Varanasi Vista'
Watercolor on Saunders Paper
Full imperial size - 21 x 29 inches
I’ve often tried to capture images to show my work in
progress but almost every time I become so engrossed while painting that I
forget to click them. It becomes difficult more so, when you are painting in
watercolors, as the colors dry very fast. So one needs to be fast to click the
images in between, or the painting gets unwanted hard edges! This time, I succeeded…though not
fully, he he…I missed a couple of shots towards the end. But I still feel that
you’ll enjoy the various stages of this painting.
After completing the painting, I reviewed it next day and
felt that the temperature of the painting looked a little cool…I wanted to give
the mood and feeling of a late sunset, when the sun has just gone down, so I applied
a glaze of raw sienna on the distant buildings and adding burnt sienna to the
wash while coming on to the closer buildings and the ghats. Also applied a thin
glaze of orange on the water for balance. You’ll notice the difference in the
last 2 images.
Have a wonderful week ahead!
