Cafe Bleu

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Good to see your method with the actual scene Simon. That is a lovely blue!

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Thu 19 Oct 17:40:53

Very interesting. Love the blue and white.

Posted by Christine Rogan on Thu 19 Oct 20:21:52

Thanks for the positive comments. It was fascinating to see the specific blues available in pigment form. We were looking for the Majorelle (Gardens) blue but there's also an Essaouira blue - look at the shutters. It really added to the experience.

Posted by Simon Roberts on Fri 20 Oct 07:38:10

Am liking these sketches Simon

Posted by Heather Love on Fri 20 Oct 07:41:27

Living the dream I’d say Simon… great sketch book work and that blue does look rather interesting!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Fri 20 Oct 07:41:49

Great to see the scene in reality as well as your painting. Great blues!

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Fri 20 Oct 15:08:18

Hang on Studio Wall

19/10/2023

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Essaouira, Morocco. A cafe in a blue square. This was an initial Travel Journal sketch trying out some blues. We'd found Majorelle Blue at a pigment shop in the medina which was incredibly strong and needed serious diluting. I'll definitely do a larger version of this scene.

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Simon Roberts

Back in a previous century, I studied Technical Illustration and then worked in Drawing offices and Advertising agencies in Munich, Vienna, Bristol, and Bath. I'm now living happily in the south of France concentrating on running painting workshops and holidays with my wife Monica in France, Spain…

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