Recreating Potts' Paintings

'The Quays at St Martin'

Ian potts isn't that well-known for his work but, in my opinion, his contemporary watercolours are visually stunning. I was particularly drawn to this painting above when looking on his blog. The similar colours and blending of the watercolours look incredible and the contrast of the reflections seen in the water sort of divides the piece in an intersting way.

The photos above show the development process of the watercolour recreation of Potts' painting. I didn't want the two to look identical but I have used similar colours and worked back into the painting numerous times as Potts does himself in his own work. As the painting progressed, I was more and more happy with it. I am pleased with the end result and think the colours used in this painting work really well together. His limited use of colour works really well in his original painting and I wanted to work the same way in recreating the watercolour.