Mixed media painting of a clown. The painting is inspired by Edward Hopper 's painting The bleu hour. The clown is having a drink with his friends on a terrace after the circus performance in the late afternoon, what we call the blue hour. He is still painted up and his white collar stands out against the blue sky.I painted it with watercolour , the white collar and white accents are highlighted with thick white gouache paint , especially the white collar stands out well because of this. A clown after looking cheerful but also a bit gloomy or sad like this clown. Clown/ Pierrot/ Circus/ Performance/ Circus show/ Painted / White painted / Collar / White collar / Red lips / Blue hour / Resting / Drinking / Wine/ Table / Glass / Cigarette/ Smoking / Illustration / Mixed Medium / Watercolour / White / Gouache paint/ Blue / Green / Yellow / Sad / Cheerful / Humour /
I have time to draw and paint more after years of volunteer work for the St. Care Foundation The Gambia. Inspiration I got in the Gambia where I also lived. The colors, the population and life is a great source of inspiration. But also the quieter.. Read more…