One of the places our friends took us was the Avon Gorge where we walked across the Clifton suspension bridge and on to the observatory.
We had the added pleasure of watching three rock climbers as they made their way up the cliffs.
A little bit of history shared by my friend Clare who we spent two weeks with............"For those unfamiliar with the area, the Observatory is on the top of the
Avon Gorge, through which the River Avon flows under the Clifton
Suspension Bridge, built by Isembard Kingdom Brunel. It was built for
traders to save a very long journey between Abbots Leigh and Clifton,
Bristol. The cliffs are several hundred feet high at this point and the
Observatory is positioned with a wonderful view of the beautiful bridge."This was done in my Stillman & Birn Alpha journal; using my Pilot Prera with the Namiki Black water soluble ink to get a subtle tone wash; and then applied watercolor using Daniel Smith pigments with a #8 Round.
A portion of the greens are from dried mixes where I was playing with various primary triads using either Indigo, Phthalo Blue (R) and (G) with Aureolin and Perm Aliz. Plus Raw Sienna, Cer Blue (sky and rock), and a bit of Sap Green to add some emphasis to the trees around the one section of the observatory.
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