Jan, 2026 Virtual Hike - New York City & Analogous Colors

The Virtual Hike's destination for January 2026 was New York City. I searched  Google Street Views and found this interesting photo of somewhere in Brooklyn.

Here is my Google Street View photo and my initial underpainting

in black & white acrylic on a red toned canvas.

The finished painting.
Autumn in New York, 6x8 oil on canvas panel

 

As you can see, I seriously edited the orginal source photo. I'm also working with a very limited palette - 5 tubes of paint. My colors were - UM Blue, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre, Lt Red and White. Then at the very end I added a few spots of bright turquoise as a relief color. 

This is called an analogous color scheme. (A color, its complement and the two neighboring colors, plus white, with a bit of a discord color added as a relief.) There are many color combinations available in an analogous color scheme and I enjoyed the discipline. I plan to explore it further.

This painting is available in my eBay Store. And, as always, you can purchase this painting, or any of my paintings, directly from me if you prefer. Just email me at - mail@CeleneFarris.com for more information or if you have any questions or comments. I'd love to hear from you.

How about joining our painting group - The Virtual Hike. We'd love to have you. It's free, fun and no strings attached. And no judging. You can interpret the scene anyway you wish and in any medium... Check us out here - The Virtual Hike Painting Group.

Thank you and happy painting,

Celene

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