Courtyard by Derek Kosbab
In a book titled Free Expression in Acrylics authored by John Hammond I found a picture similar to the one above.
To test my ability to paint this sort of landscape using a lot of colour, I hand-copied the picture leaving out some elements from the original. Then, using my own selection of colours had a go at painting it.
I am pleased with the results, in particular, the fountain on the left and the shadow effects on the building behind the tree. I am going to use my learnings to, perhaps, convert into paintings some photographs taken in Europe by Joie.
I notice that the photograph of the painting looks a little blurred. But, I do not know why this blurring is occurring: perhaps the lens on the camera needs cleaning.
Courtyard
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Acrylic on canvas: 300mm x 300mm