A Doorway in Beijing 3

 

I used this small study to test my limited color palette for travel. I have talked before that you can get 90% colors "correct" for a landscape painting with only two colors: orange and blue. That one was done mainly with ultramarine and burnt sienna, plus white of course. It conveys the color temperature distribution of the light and shadow. I like this one because it gives me a genuine Beijing feeling. 

A Doorway in Beijing

 

This is the second painting I did in Beijing, China. It was so nostalgic when I strolled down the Hutong (alley ways) districts in old Beijing. Those old courtyards and the decorated doorways remind me the happy childhood time. They are so special to me. I hope some day I have enough time to paint whole bunch of those beautiful doorways.