Urban Christmas | Watercolor Landscape Painting

Christmas watercolor (+acrylic) painting of an apartment building decorated for Christmas + free download: 12 Tools I Use to Create My Watercolor Paintings.
Watercolor and acrylics on watercolor paper, 250 gsm, A4. December 2013.

During the holiday I really wanted to paint something Christmas or winter related and the idea I finally chose to carry out, was this view of an apartment building with Christmas lights (at a pretty unrealistic sunset). Prints and greeting cards are available in my Redbubble shop.

Halusin maalata jotain jouluista tai talvista, ehkä seuraavia joulukortteja varten. Pidän paljon Minna Immosen joulukorteista, etenkin jouluisista kaupunkimaisemista, ja aioin yrittää maalata jotain samantyyppistä, kuten Helsingin tuomiokirkon ja sen edustan. Eräänä pimeänä iltana automatkalla näin kuitenkin paljon kerrostaloja jouluvaloineen ja vuoden 2013 kahtena viimeisenä päivänä tulikin toteutettua sen mukainen maalaus. Käytössä olivat vesivärit ja akryylivärit. Tarkempi lista (+kuvaukset) käyttämistäni maalausvälineistä on ladattavissa ilmaiseksi täällä (englanniksi). 

 Christmas watercolor (+acrylic) painting of an apartment building decorated for Christmas + free download: 12 Tools I Use to Create My Watercolor Paintings.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/almonda/works/11332200-building-with-christmas-lights

Below are a couple of earlier paintings that I think are similar in style although the technique was a bit different (ink with watercolor instead of acrylics with watercolor). The painting of the little house is done according to the example of a painting book. The winter scenery is based on a glimpse I got through the bus window one evening. If you want a closer look at the tools and supplies I use to make my watercolor and mixed media paintings, you can download a free guide on them here.

Tästä maalauksesta on saatavilla printtejä ja kortteja Redbubble-kaupassani. Maalaus muistuttaa tyyliltään hieman kahta vuonna 2009 tekemääni teosta, vaikka ne onkin molemmat toteutettu vesiväreillä ja musteella. Taloa ja pihapiiriä kuvaava maalaus on tehty Hazel Harrisonin Suuren maalaus- ja piirustuskirjan esimerkin mukaan. Alempana oleva talvisen maiseman lähtökohtana oli bussista näkemäni ohi vilistänyt maisema. 
Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper, 250 gsm, A4. November 2009. Reference from the book How to Paint and Draw by Hazel Harrison.


Watercolor and ink on watercolor paper, 250 gsm, A4. December 2009. Original given away as a gift.
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