During Compostela Ilustrada, I was painting the subject of my workshop in front of the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. The first day, I realized that the sun is shining for a few minutes then the rain comes… and I had to imagine my workshop at a sheltered place.
But in any case, everyone has an umbrella in Santiago ?
I wanted to work on capturing a place in colored values. This location was perfect with this three layers in succession (arcades, in foreground, then pilgrims and cathedral in background).
I taught both workshops in the rain, everything and everyone was wet, wet, wet but it was funny. The attendees were brave and worked hard !
We are lucky in Santiago to be sheltered by a lot of arcades. So when we had a break with Tazab behind the cathedral, I really liked the strong contrast between the foreground and the background.[ aquarelles 30x40cm sur papiers aquarelle assemblés et sur carnet Moleskine – ©Marion Rivolier ]