Lack of photos to base my writing on began to seem really confusing.
So now I am happily able to add pictures any time I want.
I mentioned painting 52 paintings (1 each week for a year) from one photo. What was I thinking?? My attention span isn't long enough for that - or at least I don't think it is... But I do plan to sketch and/or paint a series of paintings from one photograph. I like to do this because it pushes my brain into seeing possibilites I otherwise wouldn't.
Next I am going to put up 4 images of one location in St. Paul. They are examples of how I use my camera to record a scene I think I want to paint. You saw this one in my second blog. It has lots of things going on in it, and has a wonderful complementary color scheme.
In essence, I have done a lot of composition variations with the camera. But I could focus in on still more areas in all of these photos.
Take the bottom photo just above. First I would think about what I like about this composition. I like the darks under the bench and up almost to the top of the photo. I like the color of the bench and the orange of the the figure and the darker orange strip above him. And I like the orange wall on the left.
The man is interesting all by himself, but if I cover the top half of the photo, I have another viable composition.
Looking back at the balloons in the top photo, I see another composition. How about adding a figure sitting on one of those chairs?
In the second blog you will see a couple of drawings next to the photos. I think I will do some value drawings or paintings next. I do love strong values and rich colors and here I have both.
You are welcome to paint or draw from these photos. If you do, I would really like to see them. Judy
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