I’ve done two watercolors of this fountain from opposite stand points.  This is the first one.  It was a really hot day.  When I say hot, I mean hot.

I was standing in a sliver of shade next to the bus shelter. painting Neptune Fountain.  I had the perfect spot but it was really hot. I stopped painting after two and a half hours and went back to finish the next day.

I was painting there again the next day for almost three more hours.

I went back to the Paseo del Prado last week and painted the same fountain from the other side of the fountain, but from a street view.

He also sent me this picture of me painting.

Again I had a perfect place in the Ritz parking lot.  The space was so small, only a mini, mini car would fit.

This is the second watercolor of Neptune Fountain.  It was a lot of fun painting there.  I’m glad someone showed me and took me to this spot to paint.  It’s not easy finding a good place to paint in the middle of a  fast-moving busy city.