chanahelen

B”H

I finished this painting about half an hour ago, signed it and scanned it and posted it here.  The wonders of modern technology.

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Title: Shopping in the Shouk for Shabbat, Jerusalem.

Media:  Watercolour, watercolour pencils and inktense pencils.  As you can see it is not a ‘traditional’ watercolour.  I have used white gouache as well.

Size: A4 (approx. 297mm x 210mm).

I have tried to capture the hustle and bustle of the Shouk in Jerusalem on Fridays, when Jews shop for Shabbat, whatever the weather.  Last winter I made many sketches of people moving about in Jerusalem in the wind and rain.  Last summer, I made a detailed watercolour sketch of the Shouk.  I have also made quite a lot of studies of people with shopping trolleys and plastic carrier bags (see my pen and ink drawings in my gallery).  I have worked from  my sketches and my memory and feelings to create this painting.

These are some details from my painting.

I hope you like it.

Time for me to move on to my next painting.  Actually, I have three others on the go. But I want to get my sketching and ideas together for a new one, which will give me four on the go.

Post filed under Paintings and tagged Charedim, Chasidim, Jerusalem, Jewish, Shabbat, shouk, winter.