Original artwork description:

Treasure Hill is a very special and magical hillside settlement near the riverside in Taipei City. It was originally built to house single soldiers and then fell into disrepair and was almost abandoned except for a few residents for a while. It has since been turned into an Artists Village and has enjoyed a renaissance. I am very happy about this as I feel it is a very uniquely atmospheric place with small alleys and beautifully ageing concrete buildings clinging to the hillside, with parts being slowly reclaimed by nature. I always enjoy exploring this area and have found many interesting scenes and viewpoints that I want to try to capture and recreate. I chose this scene as I love how the vibrant natural shapes and colours of the Banana Trees contrast with the dark decaying greys of the concrete and how the creeper vines are reclaiming the buildings. This Ink and Acrylic mixed media work on 300gsm paper was started as an Ink Drawing done “en plein air” at Treasure Hill Artists Village. I then added thin layers of Acrylic paint to it at a later date and built up the detail with colour. After that I drew over the painting again with Ink to add depth, shadows and definition.
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Materials used:

Acrylic Paint and Ink on 300 gsm Paper

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