Tuk-tuk

The roads in Sri Lanka (as in many other countries) seem to be full of these three-wheelers. If you are looking for a lift they are very useful – otherwise they are something to beware of, both for pedestrians and for larger vehicle drivers. The tuk-tuk in the foreground of this painting is driving along the front in Colombo.

Whilst I was painting this scene I was quite happy that the watercolour paints were behaving themselves, but when I come to look at it afterwards I am not so sure – there are few odd effects that have crept into the scene. However, apart from the licence I have taken to reduce the amount of traffic on the road, this scene captures the late afternoon scene that we saw here well enough.