A drizzly rain-slicked early evening in mid-November found me disembarking from a train in Baden Baden, Germany and soon walking along the historic Lichtentaler Allee.
Illustration: “Lichtentaler Allee” in watercolor and gouache on Arches rough paper (7″x10″) by Black Elephant Blog author
A bluish-purple hillside loomed faintly in the distance. Colors reflected on the drenched pavement as bicyclists made their way through the park on their way home from work. There were no crowds, only dog walkers and the occasional person with an umbrella. Amber lights shone through the trees onto the “river” Oos which winds its way through the ages of time here. It’s impossible to stop and sketch but it’s a scene that sticks with me. I will attempt it next on a gessoed wood panel but again in watercolor.
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