Garden City Blocks I

| Anna Cull
final painting of Christchurch Hospital in the foreground, green trees and the Arts Centre in the background, presented in the context of a line-drawn living room to give an idea of the size

‘Garden City Blocks I’ acrylic on canvas, 510 x 510 mm, 2024. Available.
  • the photo reference used to create the painting, with Christchurch Hospital in the foreground, an abundance of green trees, and the Arts Centre in the background
    Photo reference
  • work in progress charcoal sketch on canvas
    WIP 1
  • work in progress tonal underpainting in greys, white and yellow ochre
    WIP 2
  • work in progress tonal underpainting, with more greys, whites and yellow ochre
    WIP 3
  • work in progress adding colour to the landscape
    WIP 4
  • final painting on canvas of Christchurch Hospital in the foreground, green trees, and the Arts Centre in the background, all bathed in the warm light of summer
    Final

This is the first of two local landscapes painted in a style similar to the Pleasant Valley Sundays. The reference photo was taken a little over ten years ago, high above Christchurch city, from the window of a DC-3. I zoooooomed in and found a view overlooking Christchurch Hospital with the Arts Centre in the background. So that you can appreciate exactly how much I had to zoom in to find my composition, I’ve posted the original unedited photograph below…

The section I painted is in the middle distance on the far left, near the wing.

The painting is, I think, now finished, and will be part of next month’s exhibition at Down by the Liffey Gallery in Lincoln.

The Real and The Surreal Exhibition
Wednesday 12th June — Sunday 7th July
Down by the Liffey Gallery, 1 James Street, Lincoln, Canterbury, NZ

The other artists exhibiting will be potter Della Goodinson and painter Georgette Thompson.

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