Intricate Architecture and Landscape

This is by far the most intricately detailed painting of this series as it focuses on the heavily decorated facade of this 1930's building at the edge of a large courtyard.
The photographic references of this site show a courtyard filled with umbrellaed tables and quite a few people moving or sitting throughout it.
Obviously, much of that has been eliminated, along with trash containers, ugly signs, and everything else that would detract from the beauty of the building and the fountain ( which wasn't yet installed when I was there with my camera). I painted only what was necessary and important to maintain the architectural elaborateness of this structure and its surroundings without getting too "busy" with superfluous elements that would draw away from its central focus. Still, this painting was never simple to work on and took nearly five months to bring to completion. Even now, as it dries and waits for the framer to pick it up later in the week, I fight the urge to brush in a few more details. But, I won't.