Covent Garden Pavement - 14 May 2023

Remeber that French Islamic tile?

The one I painted a few months ago (see here) that was a French tile. Well I spotted the same thing in the doorway of a closed shop in Covent Garden:

Tiles in Covent Garden

Yes those are my feet.

Copy and enhance

So reproducing the colour palette was a little tricky, but essentially it was just rose mixed with green and blue. The brown required some yellow ochre. Maybe not quite right, but close:

Painting of tiles in Covent Garden

A lot of gum arabic makes for a shiny finish.

End product

The final thing is on Etsy here