This was my finished study from inside the cathedral cloister in Évora, Portugal.
This was also my second time entering the cathedral, I first came late afternoon the day before, but because I didn’t have much time to fully explore the place, the lady at the entrance told me I could come back the next day, free of charge. So I went back at 10 am the following day.
Above image: My on site set up inside the cloister. I used my small waterproof bag to lean my sketchbook on.
Above image: This was my initial coloured pencil sketch of the scene before I started painting.
Above image: A shot of me painting on site.
To start with, I had the entire cathedral to myself, I went to the rooftop and looked out over the city, nobody else was there. This enabled me to get a number of decent photos of the place, and also to take everything in and experience it without distraction.
Above image: A shot of me on top of the cathedral roof, looking at the town houses below. This was just before I had started to work on my paintings.
Above image: This is the close up shot of the finished study.
This was my first of two sketches from inside the cathedral. You can view my second one, here: Light At The End
I painted this with watercolour & gouache.
Thank you for viewing,
Robbie