Jim Scully Art

20th April 2009

In this latest piece I have decided to give some insight into the evolution of a painting from pencil sketch to finished ‘masterpiece’. I am including some images taken at various stages of this paintings development. The scene which I have chosen is a view of the lower end of Grafton Street, a scene that I particularly like as it provides some interesting and challenging features. I chose the Weirs building as a focal point as I love the beautiful detail of the brickwork and windows, so, much time and attention was spent in this part of the painting. I also wanted the viewers eye to be naturally drawn down the street to Trinity College by using strong perspective in the roofline of the buildings. I used a limited palette concentrating  mainly on the warm tones of the buildings brickwork and street paving stones contrasting occasionally with some primary colours. The watercolour was applied in gentle ‘washes’  allowing the rich detail of the pen & ink to be very apparent.

This painting was a work in progress during the past 4/5 weeks. It is a big piece measuring 40″ x 34″  when framed. It is available for purchase, for more details, please contact me.

From a detailed pencil sketch through to the fine pen work, it is possible to see the time and energy spent on each painting.