Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Quietly Following


I am so enjoying laying down these layers of color, the deliberate placing of the brush, my arm moving across the paper on a hopefully smooth line, breath flowing and the lift off of the brush at the end of the line; and repeating for the next line, and the next. I'm impatient for the washes to dry though so I go up to the computer and play. I am still having a hard time shooting good photos of these pale works, although I have added more color to the washes, so these are detail shots, layered on the computer, which is a great way to see how future works might want to sit on the paper. If anyone has suggestions for how to shoot white on white with a touch of pencil I would welcome them!


oils on paper, 2013

oils on paper, 2013

oils on paper, 2013



4 comments:

  1. Photographing white on white is always difficult. If there is any texture in your paintings, I suggest you place the lighting at an angle that enhances it, even if only subtly. And editing helps a lot. Try increasing the contrast in your images, slightly but enough to allow the viewer to perceive what they cannot see in real life.

    I wish I could see them in real life!

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    1. Thanks Ersi Marina, it really is tricky, The best I have so far are taken outside, where I bracketed the shots. I got the best from the underexposed, that I tweeked in photoshop, adjusting the white balance was crucial. Thanks so much for your suggestions, I'll post some photos soon.

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