Hello Everyone,

+This is a fairly quick, sketch-based watercolor painting recorded in real time. In this video, I cover intention, interpretation, formatting, composition, values, drawing, perspective, etc.

+The scene is showing the iconic Union Savings Bank from 1905 in Union Square here in NYC. But no one building is the subject of this painting. Rather, it is the overall urban context with an emphasis on the idea of contrast: light/dark, solid/ void, order/chaos, classical beauty/ the solely utilitarian, chaos/order, and the passing of time - past, present, future.

Thanks for watching!
Tom

+This painting was done on Baohong Watercolor Paper - rough surface - 300gsm :
+15x12 inches
+Pigments by Daniel Smith
+Brushes by Escoda and Neef
+Palette by House of Hoffman
+Sketch pencils by Blackwing and Faber-Castell
+Sketchbook by Stillman + Birn

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Thomas W Schaller - Artist, Architect, Author
New York City - 2024