Tessa Spanton SWA Artist, tutor, writer



TESSA SPANTON SWA ARTIST, WRITER AND TUTOR

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Sunday 2 February 2014

Painting at Reids Palace Madeira



A year ago I visited the gardens at Reid's Palace and made a drawing from the seat above.
I then pencilled some of the drawing onto a thick watercolour paper and laid down some under washes. Then it was time to go back to the UK. I took some photos as well and thought I would finish it later. That didn't happen so back in Madeira a year later I visited the garden again to do some more work on the painting. I went on two different mornings, both gloriously sunny and watched the dappled light and shadows change. I chose a moment to paint the shadows from the branches and foliage  when they were cast on the steps
There are tables on the balconies waiting for visitors for the famous afternoon tea.
I enjoyed afternoon tea there some years ago.




Above left the under washes               above right ( a year later!)   the next stages

Below

 Not really quite finished.......... what I may do is start another, simplify it a bit and retain some of my observations.

and here it is 12th Dec 2021



9 comments:

baahar said...

Oh what a gorgeous view of the sea! Like the painting too :)

Stephanie Guy Fine Art said...

Lovely colours Tessa, I like the way you've let the pink spill over the edge of the building in your underpainting.

And what a fab idea - I think I'll leave some unfinished paintings when I go somewhere nice, then I'll have to go back to finish them :D

Max Pring Artisan said...

Lovely scenery and very pretty watercolour too

LindaLou13 said...

How beautiful. I love it!

Reid's Palace said...

Lovely paintings!!! With your art you pay justice to the Reid's and its surroundings. Thank you very much, we love them!!!

Ciriaco Campus
General Manager
Reid’s Palace

modern handmade jewelry said...

Lovely colours!

Anonymous said...

Lovely mix of colours in your painting. Looks a beautiful place.
Annabel

Colours and Textures said...

Thanks for all your comments.
I have done a bit more work on the painting since returning home and I felt like I was back in the tranquil and sunny gardens of Reids.

Julia K Walton - Fire Horse Textiles said...

What a beautiful painting. I'm glad you got to finish it :o)