Rotherhithe painting finished....!

A few days ago, my friend Helena (Bob's Mum) sent me a £20 gift voucher to spend at a snazzy art shop in my home town..... so last week, I went and spent it all on some seriously wonderful heavyweight watercolour paper!!!  (Saunders rough, 425 gsm, for the artists out there!)  Haven't used that weight of paper for centuries and since I've had time off work, decided to start playing with it!!!

I used one of the pictures of Beanie at Rotherhithe at Sunset......

 ...adding in Tartrazine Yellow, just about my favouritest colour ever!!....

...and then adding the blue, completely cocking up the effect but never mind!!.....

And then adding in the sillouette of the east end docklands with the Shard building on the left.

Then painting in the Thames.....

and then adding in an extra blue wash on top to tone down the sun's reflections....

Then I put in the jetty on the right and started the railings...

Finished the railings....

Darkened up the jetty and signed.... et viola!!  it's finished!