Showing posts with label painting shadows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label painting shadows. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Shadows



I love shadows! 


  • I love the way the shadows from trees dance along the ground, twinkling as they let in the sunlight as they move in the wind. 




  • I love the way shadows will fill the negative space and make the positive image pop in a painting. 



  • I love the colors that are often reflected in shadows. The object can inject beautiful colors into shadows.

Blood Oranges by Desiree Habicht copyrighted
The Shadows on the ceiling in at the Convention Center from the new art piece!! Beautiful


  • I love how they provide a hiding place and refuge from the relentless sun.





  • I love the shapes that form on the ground from shadows.



  • I love shadow puppets



  • I love how shadows can tell us a story without a single word.


As I began to journal about shadows I am also reminded that depending on our mindset shadows can have a negative side.

People hide in shadows

Scary things lurk in shadows

Shadows block the light

Shadows create distortion

People live in other peoples shadows

What do you see and think about when you see shadows. Are you hiding in them, afraid to come out and share your gifts with the world. Are you living to please others and living in their shadow, do you fear the dark recesses of shadows?

How do you see shadows?


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Day 13, daily practice starts with a good breakfast

I love to start my day with my sketchbook and breakfast. I often eat outside since we are blessed with beautiful weather most of the year. I always have my sketchbook laying close by so that I can grab it when the whim hits me. I have been painting my breakfast, which is none too exciting. To make it more interesting I have painted it in different angles, different fruit, colors. To help change it up I added my shadows first then did the painting over them. I know many watercolor artists that paint this way, I usually don't but thought it would be fun to try. It was a great study in values thats for sure! Here is my Cheerios breakfast
My initial sketch


Added the shadows



Now adding some color


More color and details

Done! But I missed the two Cheerios on the top of the banana on the left!
Why don't you try this next time you paint in your sketchbook, it works in most paintings!


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