Stairs and windmill - Escaleras y molino
Walking up this slope you reach the most emblematic place in Campo de Criptana, the esplanade of the windmills. As it is a very touristy place, all the streets in this area are very well cared for, with perfectly whitewashed façades and the skirting boards and some other details painted in the typical indigo blue of La Mancha. I particularly liked this spot with the stairs. That windmill in the background is the one they call Infanto.
Subiendo por esta cuesta se llega andando al lugar más emblemático de Campo de Criptana, la explanada de los molinos de viento. Como es un sitio muy turístico, todas las calles de esta zona están muy cuidadas, con las fachadas perfectamente encaladas y los zócalos y algunos otros detalles pintados del típico azul añil manchego. Este rincón con las escaleras me gustó especialmente. Ese molino del fondo es el que llaman Infanto.
I love this painting, first because I love windmills any type of them. This one because of white you showed very well how to [resent white colour, the way how you used blue and pink to create an impression of curve and also to show shadow side of it. I also like the idea of shadows of wings of mill on wall, that is another indirect way to reflect sunny day.
I have another question Juan, when you paint, do you do on dry paper or do you wet everything before for the first layer of colours and they when doing the details use smaller for certain area?
Really nice, thank you for sharing :)
Hi @stef1, thanks for stopping by.
Generally, when it comes to landscapes, I dampen all the paper to remove the grease, and then I wait for it to dry (that's why it has to be very taut, I use staples). But I don't wait for it to dry completely, I start painting when it's wet, but very little. And then I give the brushstrokes, always from the upper part of the painting, which are usually the skies, and that way I get more uniform washes.