Victoria Embankment towards Waterloo Bridge
£1,500.00
Victoria Embankment towards Waterloo Bridge by London artist Nick Grove. Nick Grove paints London scenes and landscapes in oil paint.
It was early in the morning when I set up to paint this scene of Victoria Embankment. I’d headed down to the river and planned to walk along the Thames until I found something to paint. Having only just started my walk, I stopped to paint this scene. I’ve learnt that it pays to stop at the first point that grabs your attention. There’s always the idea that you may find something better further down the road or around the corner. I find that the indecision can lead you to not painting anything at all!
Here I had a good view down the Thames, including a few boats moored up in the foreground, and some further detail on this side of the river wall. I was particularly drawn to the Dolphin Lamps that line the Thames embankment. I placed the lamp in a prominent position in the composition and attempted to represent the beautifully carved statue as best I could at the time. The Sycamore trees closer to me had some colour, and the lifebuoy added a splash of red to what was fast becoming a very grey painting.
Grey, in fact, is many artists favourite colour. Not a dull, lifeless grey, but subtle warm and cool greys, which represent so much of what we see in nature. I like to mix a pool of light, dark, and mid-tone grey at the start. I can use these to adjust the chroma of my colours. And they make great fillers for those gaps in your painting.
10x20in
Oil on board
Framed
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