It's based on a photo of a house I took years ago. I have no idea where this house is, or who lives there. I'm the kind of person who will insist on pulling over or doubling back so I can snap a picture of something I find aesthetically pleasing. This has led to shoe boxes and hard drives full of lots of interesting subject matter for me to pick form when I lack inspiration.
Overall I like this piece, but I did learn a general lesson. Black is fine for first pass painting, and for final details if appropriate, but it's horrible for washes intended to go over something that's already there. It really deadens the colors. So I guess it's not useless, as you might need that at some point, but it wasn't what I felt I needed here. Overall still successful.
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