2021 - 2022: Block of Flats
Short series of watercolor illustrations of Japanese apartment blocks.
As with a lot of my series work, I painted the first piece more as a test of my abilities to render things like this with only watercolors. This was quite a challenge - with the cloudy, stormy sky and the apartment block’s wall lit up with the last light of the day.
I liked this format and atmosphere enough that for some time, I kept looking for exciting buildings (and times of day) that would fit this pattern – and a small series of paintings was born. I think I’m done making it for now, but who knows – I might still find a new, perfect-to-feature block and add it to the lineup.
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Technical details:
- Medium: ARCHES 31 x 41 cm, Cold Pressed 300g/m cotton paper
- Colours: Schmincke watercolours