New months keep coming and it's time for the August challenge of 'Goed Gezien - Goed Bekeken' which is about Monuments.
Of course I can go looking for castles and that kind of buildings, but I have some favourite monuments that are not the obvious choice.
In Diergaarde Blijdorp (Blijdorp Zoo, Rotterdam) are 21 listed monuments and the Rivièrahal is one of them. During a visit to the Zoo my husband made some nice reference pictures for me and I decided to paint this scene, the back entrance with on the right the entrance to the indoor accommodations of the black rhinoceroses.
To keep the monumental atmosphere I painted a monochromatic Sepia watercolour. The round shapes of the buildings are still a challenge in itself, but I am happy with the overall result.
The information about the materials I have used, the size of this watercolour and its availability can all be found in my Tumblr blog.
