This little cutaway is your hint of the piece I finished last night. Can you tell what it is? Take a guess! I’ll reveal tonight. I’m really excited about this one which I did in layers of glazing color upon transparent color. It’s downright luminous. My only hint is in a previous post where I showed my palette; I was choosing colors for this painting. Now... if I can only get a good photo which is hard with all this rain. My day’s work is set.
Natural light is best for photographing art. My natural light, outside, is not cooperating. It’s raining. It’s supposed to rain all day. We shall see what happens.
The colors in this painting are really luminous and glow through each other; this being said, they are very hard to photograph. Because I used the glazing technique (layer upon layer of glossy, transparent color, it reflects a shine back to the camera. A professional photographer would set up his little reflective umbrellas and have the light diffused but I don’t have that stuff. Professional photographers everywhere - I respect and salute you! I just can’t afford you. Blah.
All this to say, when I DO get good pics, they still won’t be nearly as beautiful as the painting itself. They never are.
