I saw this in a dream a couple of nights ago and felt obliged to paint it; in the dream I was on a holiday flight over India and saw this as I looked out the window...
This might be an alternative to "Storm Over The Citadel" for my upcoming slot on Every Day Original on 28 December if it comes out OK. It's going to be mainly in blues but not as a nocturne, I see it as some sort of strange afternoon light quite soft and romantic. I have put the hint of an horizon in it since this photo was taken and now makes more sense. I already have the bones of a back story sorted out for this but will hold off writing it until it's finished. It is set in Rajasthan with vaguely Mughal style architecture and a landscape that can be found in the Udaipur area, lusher than most of Rajasthan which is mostly desert.
This is the Tonal underpainting stage using my usual mix of Burnt Sienna and Winsor Violet thinned with Liquin for the landscape with Lead Tin Yellow Lemon for the basic sky colour.
Oil on fine cotton 16" x 12".
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