Bridge Under the Moonlight (painting)

I felt like painting recently especially when I get more free time. It's truly a relaxing thing to do as it helps me get my mind off things. It's such a nice escape!

It also helps me focus on one thing which I find really nice since I often have a lot of things going on my head. hahaha

Last Saturday, I only had to work in the morning. In the afternoon, I watched anime and wrote my blog... Afterwards, I rested. I didn't have anything planned in the evening, so I took my painting materials out from my room and onto the kitchen table.

I prepared the canvas pad that I'm using as well as my paint brushes and acrylic paint. Then I stared at it. Haha I didn't know what to paint, but I have always wanted to try painting a Japanese style bridge just like Monet's.

Of course, his was so detailed with all the lush greenery and water lily. But I was thinking more of a full moon, starless sky kind of vibe, and so I did.

I imagined darkness with just the moonlight looking over it, so I chose these colors for the background. I mostly combined blue and black... And a bit of red for a purplish tone. Then white for the body of water underneath.

I then drew two masses of land as well as the bridge... I painted it white at first because the background is too dark.

I painted a mixture of red, brown and white for the bridge... And made a huge moon above it.

I initially did a yellowish moon, but in the end, a blue moon is majestic. I also painted some grass and tree on each side.

I then added some white highlights because the bright moon was shining brightly over them. I also made a few clouds in the sky, so it won't look very bare... and it was starless because of the clouds. But really, I just wanted the moon to stand out.

After a few more detailing, my painting is finally done! I just had to take the masking tape around it off.

I actually kind of like it... It's dark yet beautiful. It's quite serene to be in such a place.

That's all for this artwork. I hope you guys like it! See you on the next one ..