{"id":724,"date":"2026-02-03T10:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/?p=724"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:30:12","slug":"tops-of-the-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/tops-of-the-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"PARTY IN THE CITY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PARTY IN THE CITY. You want to capture the exuberant atmosphere well and yet not deliver a messy, chaotic work piece. My approach is often this. As a basis an underpainting in a few large abstract shapes, one in a warm the other in a cool color. The amount of details doesn&#8217;t really matter, as long as you concentrate them in and around the focal area. This gives the rest of the image plane the chance to serve as a contrasting resting point. I may have exaggerated the details a bit, to make my point clear. From now on till end of june some works are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"487\" data-attachment-id=\"727\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/tops-of-the-buildings\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?fit=2048%2C1312&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1312\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?fit=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?fit=760%2C487&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n-1024x656.jpg?resize=760%2C487&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C656&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?resize=768%2C492&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C984&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?resize=940%2C602&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?resize=624%2C400&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504427564_4000915000171202_7491139578363438644_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaving out the <strong>tops of the buildings<\/strong> in the background would have saved me some work. Still a nice picture, right? From now on till end of june some works are available. Feel free to contact. keescita.van.aalst@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"386\" data-attachment-id=\"725\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/tops-of-the-buildings\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?fit=2048%2C1039&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1039\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?fit=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?fit=760%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n-1024x520.jpg?resize=760%2C386&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C520&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?resize=300%2C152&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?resize=768%2C390&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?resize=1536%2C779&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?resize=940%2C477&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?resize=788%2C400&amp;ssl=1 788w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.keesvanaalst.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/504248813_4000920233504012_6508210907590670093_n.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARTY IN THE CITY. You want to capture the exuberant atmosphere well and yet not deliver a messy, chaotic work piece. My approach is often this. 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