We saw many views through arches whilst in Uzbekistan – this one in the Kalan Mosque in Bukhara was probably the most dramatic.
I was quite pleased in general with how the perspective works in this painting – to me it really gives the impression of a view through a tunnel. However, this effect is slightly spoilt by the shape of the brick arches – something odd happened to the left hand side of each arch which I didn’t spot until it was too late to do much about it, which is unfortunate.
I was also pleased at how the colouring of this painting works, with everything portrayed in a mixture of burnt sienna and grey. I did consider adding blue to the mosque buildings in the distance as the colour of these structures is so distinctive, but in the end decided the colour harmony of the whole picture was more important.
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