Virtual Paintout - Jacaranda Tree Mexico City

9 in by 12 in Canson 90 lbs watercolor paper, W&N and Grumbacher watercolors

Virtual Paintout - Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juarez Terminal 2 Puerta 3

6in x 12in Canson 90lbs watercolor paper, PITT pen, Copic marker, Cretacolor Graphit Aquarell and Aqua Monolith

Another submission for December 2009 Virtual Paintout.
Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juarez, Terminal 2, Puerta 3. And yes, the Google Map people went inside the terminals. I used Cretacolor Graphit Aquarell and Aqua Monolith for the first time. I previously had not used a Copic marker in a drawing. I wanted a bright color for the taxis as I planned the rest of the drawing to be in gray. The Cretacolors and Copic were an experiment I extremely happy with.

Virtual Paintout - Mexico City

This month's submission for the Virtual Paintout:

After Belfast and Nova Scotia as monthly subjects for Virtual Paintout, similar in landscape and had lovely windswept vistas, Mexico City was a nice change. I found colorful building everywhere and some surprising modern architecture. One of the first locations I visited with Google maps was the Mercado de Plantas y Flores or the Flower Market. Buildings and stalls filled with merchandise and plants all in vibrant colors. It was difficult to choose a location to paint. So much color and so much merchandise it would take weeks to complete the details. I decided to draw the building roof structure with more detail and very loosely paint the stalls and merchandise.