Painting in someone else’s style completed

So this is my version of the original photograph, something I took some while ago, and frankly was something of a muddle. It lent itself to the “less is more” concept, if anything did. I am not saying this is a masterpiece by any means but does improve on the photograph.

The corner of the Doge’s Palace has been detailed although not heavily so and so has the street lamp. The rest has been trailed out, although you can just make out what it is. As I remember the shot in the background forms part of the Basilica of St.Mark, but not enough showing to be recognisable, so not really missed when phased out

I haven’t found someone else’s style easy, as one’s own creeps back, but I have been as disciplined as I could. Nice to draw in ink again, too. I had forgotten the satisfaction that brings. I tend to draw in ink over my pencil lines and then erase the pencil. My pencil lines rarely go in the right place and need a few more tries. When inking over you can pick the line you like and then erase the rest. Ink or ball point, both work well with watercolour

Looking back I can see that I didn’t attach the original photo which I will do now

This was the original photograph that I worked from, which is as you can see something of a muddle. A good candidate for “less is more” !

One corner of the Doge’s Palace and behind the street lamp, unrecognisable bits of the Basilica. I took this years ago. I don’t remember why, but it served its purpose with this exercise

4 thoughts on “Painting in someone else’s style completed”

Emma Cownie

April 21, 2020 at 6:31 pm

Your ornate green lamp is lovely. Very interesting to see how you have simplified the original photograph, it works really well.

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- davidrpharmer
  
  April 23, 2020 at 1:05 am
  
  Thank you Emma that is comforting. Not sure how I’ll go on with this idea. Maybe it will be appropriate on some occasions and not on others
  
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severansnape

April 21, 2020 at 6:41 pm

I think (like little Adrian) you are becoming a master of drawing white on white background! He won a prize for the two white rabbits and you win my applause for the white palace facade on the right!

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- davidrpharmer
  
  April 23, 2020 at 1:08 am
  
  Thanks Farzana. There is something about drawing on a white background especially with ink, which makes it stand out. Glad you like it
  I remember the white rabbits
  
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