Roman Reds
I used to always avoid painting cars. Once you start you have to just continue down the line and it is a never-ending one here in Rome.
Piazza Copernica
Oil on Panel
6 x 8″
SOLD
But this car, it just had to be in the composition.
Red! The colors of Rome. The light and shadows. These are what made me paint this little composition today.
I decided to try a different approach and took a bit of time in the initial stage of drawing out and deciding where everything would go. Usually I just get an idea and then go for it.
I’m not sure that taking my time seems to make much of a difference in the result from my normal approach of sketch it in and then paint as much as I can as fast as I can.
What seems to make a difference is not the initial approach, but how much time I spend working through it to resolve the painting as best I can. If the light moves very quickly then it also quickly turns into a test of memory.