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Leading the Eye With Color and Light

In my paintings, I like to consider the different ways of leading the eye of the viewer with color and light. The unfinished painting on the left is one example of this. It shows the red umbrellas disappearing in the … Continue reading →

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Painting the Characteristics of Light

An awareness of light and its subtle qualities is necessary for artists that wish to make dramatic paintings. Light is the difficult characteristic that separates the delightful from the mundane. It is the different nuances of light that help determine … Continue reading →

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How to Mix Skin Colors

I wish there was a simple recipe for mixing skin colors. Goodness knows that I go through a ritual every time I attempt to paint a person’s flesh. Sadly, you can’t go to an art store and buy skin tones. … Continue reading →

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Important Tips to Mastering Light With Shadow Shapes

Inexperienced artists often paint shadows into their painting as an afterthought, without realizing the importance they play as a part of the overall composition. Shadows can create excitement and mystery, creating intrigue and entertaining a viewer. Although shadows are dark … Continue reading →

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Art That Tell Stories That The Viewer Imagines

I always enjoy artist works, paintings, drawing, etc., that tell stories, or leaves enough unsaid that creates an imagined and entertaining moment in the viewers mind. An example of this would be the picture to the right. Fair use rationale … Continue reading →

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Using External Light With Your Artwork

I sometimes use a sunlamp or flashlight with my artwork after I feel the painting is finished, especially when I use watercolor media where I can lift the paint. What I attempt to accomplish is to see what the difference … Continue reading →

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Light’s Awesome Possibilities

To break through the unique challenge to paint light, an artist must first tackle its vague and abstract qualities. By its nature, light is the very essence of everything seen. The question is: how do we portray it properly in … Continue reading →

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Painting Light While in Open Shade

Painting in open shade can sometimes be and often is a most frustrating experience of color contradictions. Predominantly, the color temperature, as it relates, is cool lights and warm darks, however this can easily reverse itself back and forth because … Continue reading →

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Three Tips for Painting Light and Weather

There should be a balanced order of shapes when laying out a landscape composition. I like to carry two “L” shaped pieces of matte board with me at all times. when I see a scene that I think is capable … Continue reading →

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6 Tips For Painting Backlighting In Your Composition

The field of light surrounds or infuses the edges of an object when the light comes from behind. When a subject blocks the lighting (standing in a lit doorway at night) the illumination is considered contre-jour lighting. When a form … Continue reading →

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