The illumination in this watercolor painting is all from my imagination. I took a picture of this scene in the daytime, with cars and pedestrians and the sun shining. My challenge to myself when painting it was to paint the scene as a nighttime picture, with the clock tower illuminated against the night sky.
La Sera a Torgiano, watercolor, 10″ x 7″
This is the village of Torgiano, in Umbria, Italy.
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January 11, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Sofie's Diary
Beautiful painting!!
January 15, 2013 at 6:51 pm
david.ronka
Very cool idea, Ruth! — challenging! But it turned out great. I like how you left white where the lights shine on the walls.
January 17, 2013 at 12:26 am
Katharine Trauger
Amazing. I am astonished, but I should not be, I know. Thanks for sharing this.
January 20, 2013 at 5:32 am
ShimonZ
This is quite a challenge… to take a scene from daylight, and change it to night. I like the picture.
January 24, 2013 at 7:36 am
Linda Halcomb
Great job. You did very well with the sky and the lighting.
February 1, 2013 at 10:18 pm
Trish Worth
I love this painting. Actually, I think it’s almost any combination of painting (not photo) and Italy that I love. But seeing your work here makes me want to go that street right now!
February 2, 2013 at 4:13 pm
Ruth Bailey
What a wonderful compliment! I appreciate your feedback.
February 23, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Katharine Trauger
I just noticed — doesn’t “umbria” probably have something to do with shadows?