I have started the canvas painting from the Pitigliano Street photo taken in Italy. Because the perspective is so important, I spent a little time mapping out the scene on the canvas before I started to put the color down. The top picture shows the very start before I placed in the values over the initial sketch.

      As I was painting in the color, I tried to go back to Italy to remember my impression of the scene with the glowing light at the end of the street. I may have to darken some of the areas but I would rather leave them a little too light and add dark to them later. When you start with an area that is too dark it is difficult to lighten the color without making it look flat or chalky.

      The second picture shows my painting with the major shapes in place. The application is still very light with only a few hints at the detail to come.