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Tag: light
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How To Paint: an egg
Perhaps this is a little late for Easter. Perhaps you don’t really want?áto paint an egg right now. That’s cool. However, if you paint an (uncracked, uncooked) egg, you will practice?áobservation and the?ácreative manipulation of representing form. An egg has volume. An egg has a gentle gradation of shadow. An egg can be reflective (depending…
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How To Paint: a bit of colour
Sunday! Sunday! If you can, and are so inclined, it?áis a great day to relax with a dash of painting. Last week we saw?áHow To Paint a little light. This week we will?áadd?áa bit of?ácolour to?áit. Each Sunday, artist Natasha Henderson?áwill guide you through some simple ÔÇ£How ToÔÇØ tips for painting. Having been (honestly) inspired…
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How To Paint: a little light
Artists who paint are often?áfascinated with light. Light allows us to see; light forms the subject matter that?áis painted. When we paint, we are painting light both as it hits objects, and as it filters through atmosphere. However… sometimes we might like to paint actual light sources.?áHere is a?áshort example?áon how to paint a “Christmas…
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Professional-ism in the Arts (II): Walk Harder
This morning I found myself reminiscing a little about things that art instructors have said to me that stuck in my memory. I was probably doing this for a few reasons: – I taught a class last night in which a student (who is also a teacher) mentioned “you are a good teacher”. – there…