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Atlanta downtown watercolors #008K and prints as metropolitan cityscape paintings is an article about Atlanta art, written by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, at Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering prints and JPEG & PDF scans, which are on sale at low discount prices. Because Atlanta downtown watercolor are great, their prints are great!

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Watercolor skyline painting of downtown Atlanta at night by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Watercolor skyline painting of downtown Atlanta at night by artist Stephen F. Condren.

The night time watercolors of downtown Atlanta are the best cityscapes to buy. Downtown images of the city are very popular and compete with Piedmont Park and Lake Clare Meer for beauty and grace. Because everyone loves the skyline of downtown Atlanta, they sell very well.

Most importantly, the pent & ink watercolors bring out the details of the architecture and the evening sky. Because Atlanta has great architecture, it’s renderings look excellent!

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Atlanta Skyline Watercolors #162Z

Atlanta skyline #867A sunset cityscape watercolor is popular because of it's view of Piedmont Park.

This article is about Atlanta skyline watercolors, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. Watercolors are a very popular medium for cityscapes and skyline paintings, drawings, and prints. Since watercolors are translucent they work very well with pencil and pen & inks to delineate architectural elements.

Pen & Inks With Atlanta Skyline Watercolors

Pen & inks are the best compliment to watercolors because they offer a sharp and clear line. When the time calls for it, you can water down the ink to make it lighter and then make use of more hatching for shadows. 

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Pen & ink skyline drawing of midtown Atlanta in Piedmont Park overlooking Lake Clara Meer by artist Stephen F. Condren.

As you can see from the watercolor above the ink nice works in the details of the structures while the watercolor give a balanced tone to the work of art. Since both works above are on Lake Clara Meer in Piedmont Park it is easy to compare them. The pen & ink below without doubt show the beauty of the park, the pen strokes are small and gently reflect the water. A unique feature of Piedmont Park is that it has a very large lake (Clara Meer) right in midtown. No other major city such as Manhattan, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and Dallas have such a large body within the city boundaries.

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School of the Art Institute of Chicago ~ BFA

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Atlanta Skyline Art #159Z

Atlanta skyline #867A sunset cityscape watercolor is popular because of it's view of Piedmont Park.

This article is about Atlanta skyline art, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. The city of Atlanta is rich in history and also rich with architecture. Often called the “Manhattan of the south”, Atlanta boast a prominent cityscape.

As an artist I work with four mediums for doing skylines: Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Pencil, and Oils.

Atlanta Skyline Art In Watercolor

Atlanta skyline art in watercolor with sunset scene of Piedmont Park overlooking Lake Clara Meer.
Watercolor skyline painting of midtown Atlanta in Piedmont Park at sunset by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Watercolors nicely lend themselves to architectural subjects since they are translucient and let the delineation of the pen & inks and pencil show through. This is especially important when dealing with precise architectural details. As with oils, I look working with sunsets a lot with watercolors. The one think that you have to be careful of is how demanding they are. Watercolors, unlick oils, are very unforgiving. One you put the brush down that is it, you only have moments to work out your image. Oils on the other hand will let you scrape off the entire section and start over again!

Atlanta Skyline Art In Pen & Inks

Atlanta skyline art in pen & ink drawing of midtown in Piedmont Park
Atlanta Skyline Pen & Ink Drawing of midtown at Piedmont Park overlooking Lake Clara Meer by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Pen & inks more than any other medium lend themselves so naturally to architecture due to the sharp crisp ink lines. These lines clearly bring out all of the architectural details. To make shade and shadows I make use of hatch lines and cross hatching for darker tones.

Atlanta Skyline Art In Pencil

Atlanta skyline art in pencil drawing of downtown at night.
Atlanta skyline drawing of downtown at night by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Pencil much like pen & ink lends itself to linear subjects. I have always enjoyed working with pencil and charcoals, I especially like to work them with night scenes.

Atlanta Skyline Art In Oils

Atlanta skyline oil painting of downtown at night.
Atlanta Skyline Oils At Night by artist Stephen F. Condren.

Oils are the most difficult medium to apply in architectural subjects. I will say that no medium is stronger than oils. The greatest quality that oil give are the wonderful blending of the texture of the pigment. The rich, thick oil is ideal for doing sunsets and Barbizon like artwork. The weakest part of oils and skyline is the lack of delineation. I use vague outlines of high contrasting pigments to give the contour of the structures. It take great skill and acumen to bring out the images of the buildings without losing the integrity of their various structures and end up with muddy looking sticks!

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Atlanta Skyline Watercolor Of Downtown At Night #031Z

Atlanta skyline night watercolor downtown

This is about Atlanta skyline #031Z night watercolor downtown., which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. This article is about my watercolor painting of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, at night. Prints & Scans Of This Watercolor #031Z ~ Order Here.

Skyline Watercolor Of Downtown Key Points:

  1. Take extra art supplies and food with a blanket.
  2. Study the city lights and take in all their ranges of color.
  3. Look at the buildings as figures rather than structures

A most difficult task indeed, doing a watercolor of the city at night, but it is done. The one thing that I had to watch out for at all time was the loss of detail in the watercolor washes. In other words, as I applied the washes of color to the paper I had to do it in such a way as to keep the lines clear and not muddied over. It is amazing how even a light clear stroke can cloud up a pen & ink line!

It is all about lights and street lights to be exact. With the son far gone you need the source of the street and traffic lights to illuminate your skyline by reflecting their shine onto and around the building. The light of course pours into the sky but this is very difficult to catch because in the process you can muddy up details of the structure to capture a vapor. It is sort of like stepping on dollars to pick up dimes. Just go with the flow of light as you see it and then put it down on paper, do not be concerned with be so exact and precise ~ this is what watercolors are all about!

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