I have too many competing ideas for the next Roadside America/The Big sky painting so I thought I would get on with this, an Orientalist painting for my upcoming slot on Every Day Original on December 28. It was originally going to be darker and more dramatic but once the early stages of the sky were in I quite liked how it looked like a dust storm coming over which was quite appropriate as the location is Cairo in Egypt. I was there in 1984 and remember that you can see the Pyramids from The Citadel which is quite a sight. Hoping to go back one day to see the new Museum of Antiquities which I believe is not finished at present.
Based on a green/blue - red/orange colour complementary. Oil on fine cotton 16" x 12".
There is a short step-by-step progress through this painting including colours used in previous posts on this blog.
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