Another Painting on Imperial Palace, Tokyo

This is a long overdue post. I wasn't very satisfied with the first Imperial Palace painting so I actually painted another one about three weeks ago, a different building opposite the one below. This one showed the surrounding lake and a beautiful stonewall bridge, so I thought a portrait format would be better.



Based on a few photos I took last year while visiting Japan, I added the swans which were hiding behind the bridge while I took the photos.Here are 2 of my reference pics.






I spent quite a bit of time trying get the water reflections right, but I think I might have overworked it. Although satisfied with it, I felt that there are still much room for improvement. Anyway, I completed it just in time to be displayed in the Singapore Watercolour Society 39th Annual Exhibition, which I'll blog about after this entry.


Here's the finished painting. Painted on full sheet of Fabriano Artistico stapled onto a 20" x 29" stretching frame, using Artist grade watercolour paints which include W&N, Rembrandt, Schmincke, Holbein, and M.Graham.




Thanks for looking. Critiques and comments are most welcome.