After a recent trip to South Africa in April this year, I wanted to paint something inspired by the experience. One sight that really caught my eye were the colourful houses dotted around parts of Cape Town. Since visiting Cape Town was my favourite part of the trip, a painting of the Cape Town Flats made the most sense to me.
However, I wanted to make this painting a little different – as opposed to simply finding a photograph/picture that inspires me – I really wanted to make my painting really original. After much research, I found a perfect picture then worked my Photoshop magic; I placed the image in a circle and added some text underneath for a simultaneous logo/painting effect. Below is my finished product after adding in some more quirks…
This painting was done using watercolour paints (Marie’s) and Graduate paintbrushes on Gallery watercolour paper. I’m happy with the finished result, but I think I prefer my full length A4 paintings. I’m thinking of painting Amsterdam next, what do you think?
