Stockholm from the Sea

I took a cruise in Stockholm on a cloudy day. The wind was cold and the light was far from ideal, but the city was still beautiful from the water.

Back home, warm and relaxed, I painted this watercolor from a photograph I had taken on the boat. It was a much more comfortable way to revisit that chilly day. I brightened the water to make it feel less dull, but kept the clouds that made the sky so interesting.

At the center of the painting is Fotografiska. The building caught my eye as we passed, and I found it so inviting that I decided to visit the following evening.