This sketch of an old (renovated) silk-farm (they no longer have any Silk-Production in France…That is another story to tell). The idea is to capture the basic form and the light source and then to work that up in the studio.
On the right is a finished piece that is completed with watercolour washes (warm yellow base) and springtime colours as well as a pen & Ink line.
The scene also merits a warm ‘summery’ version which will come in the following weeks if I get time.
The painting is available at http://www.smith-chaigneau.weebly.com (in the shop)
The Artist in Me 