'Cooling Shadows' Ravenna (2025)Watercolour
by Simon Jones

This original watercolor captures a twilight scene in Ravenna, Italy, depicting the illuminated entrance of an archway opening onto a bustling piazza. The artwork features a striking contrast between the deep, cool blues and purples of the surrounding buildings—emphasizing the crenellated architecture and arched windows—and a brilliant shaft of warm, yellow light emanating from the central arch. Figures are visible in shadow on the wet street, while a prominent column and café umbrellas glow with artificial light in the foreground, creating a mood of dramatic light and shadow typical of a vibrant Italian evening.

Materials used:

Winsor & Newton, Daniel Smith, Jackson's watercolour paints on Saunders Waterford rough paper

Details:

• Watercolour on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 36 x 26 x 0.2cm
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Architecture and cityscapes

Featured by our Editors:

• Light and shadow