Purple door
Posted: September 17, 2015 Filed under: Uncategorized 34 CommentsThere are three much-photographed Victorian houses on Carré St. Louis. You’ll even see them in the Wikipedia entry for the square. One has red trim (here is the door I sketched a few years ago), one has teal blue trim and then there’s my favourite —the purple house. Since we’re having some kind of September heat wave in Montreal, I took a little time to sketch that house today. It’s especially nice in the morning when the sun travels across the door.
A favorite!
Thanks Dee.
I adore your rich color and perspective, your lines and touch.
The colour on this scene was really fun to paint. thanks!
I a-door this!
Thanks Ross!
You sure know how to put those shadows in. I find that so hard to do.
I hope to be able to teach this in my next online class. Thanks for writing Donna.
Love this!
Thanks Paula.
Shari, Would you post a few words of guidance sometime for achieving shadows while maintaining the original color of the subject. Do you just use the color without diluting it and reducing intensity? I love Victorian houses. Wish I could have a peek behind this fabulous door. I will look up the entry you posted.
Hi Louise. This is actually a prep for an online course I will be filming soon. I can’t say much more but you should be able to get a good look at me painting this very soon. And I would love to have a peek into this house too.
Great! Thank You! Looking forward to your online course.
Found these articles about your Victorian houses of interest. Bless the people who restore and maintain these houses. What treasures.
http://www.montrealgazette.com/homes/Award+winning+restoration+revives+house+Victorian+spirit/7687186/story.html
http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Montreal+Victorians+close/6240416/story.html
Thanks so much Louise. I will enjoy reading these.
Beautiful vibrant sketch…I love they way you have done the shadows!
Thanks for writing.
Me gusta mucho ver este tipo de trabajo. Felicidades.
Muchas gracias!
Siempre veo todo lo que envían. A veces no lo leo por no tener tiempo pero siempre lo veo. Gracias.
Love everything about this. The shadows on the door, the steps, the bushes- need I go on? This is truly a gem!
Thanks very much Linda.
Beautiful door! Love the shadows and the play of light.
Thanks Joan. I loved painting the light in this one.
I love that shade of purple! It looks so fresh. Not the easiest color to get right but you did it.
I always thought it would be fun to do a series of doorways. I’m sure you have plenty of interesting ones in Montreal.
Hi Linda. It’s always great to hear from you. In case you are interested, it is Phthalo blue and Quin Rose that makes that wonderful purple. I discovered it by accident recently and I love it.
Thanks for the color combo Shari. I’ll give it a try.
How sychronistic. I’m just starting to sketch and explore WC and I am taking Kateri’s WC class on Craftsy and these are the 2 colors she suggests for purple. I saw this picture and was captivated by the purple. Yes! And this led me to this site where I find your Craftsy class at a discount. Woo hoo!
Lee, this is so great. This is a combo I have discovered only recently and I like it a lot. I hope you love my class and so happy you found the discount code. Hope to see some work that you post.
Shari
I was just going to leave a comment and ask how you mixed your perfect purple for the door and my question was already answered–in the comment just before mine! I really like this sketch. Ditto to what has already been said.
I’m so happy to read that you will be doing another online course soon . I’ve always been fascinated by the way you create interesting shadows in your sketches . Really looking forward to joining 🙂
Just LOVE this one! the colors, the shadows, the perspective, the combination of the geometry of the structure with the loose softness of the flowers. A real winner – I’m looking forward to this lesson in your next class!! Can’t wait!
Yup. It really is all about cast shadows, eh? Plus, of course, the skill to render them in a lively and evocative way. Love it! It really captures the spot and the moment.
Beautiful painting – can I be purple with envy? And how fabulous you are doing another class – YIPPEE ! ( I don’t think I ever used that word before – but perfect.)