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Cat. No. 1259 The Fountain Chianciano Terme, Italy – 30cm x 23cm – Oil on Board
Here are the two phases of starting this painting. I used transparent red oxide for the background wash, and raw umber and blue for the fountain. In the second stage I was exploring where I wanted to put the major shapes and color accents.
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This is the fountain in Chianciano Terme. This town in the beautiful countryside of Southern Tuscany has been transformed into the ‘City of Artists’ recently with the opening a brand new contemporary art museum.
Once again, a fresh captured jewel!