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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.
Showing posts with label light and dark patterns in landscapes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label light and dark patterns in landscapes. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

February Snow



February Snow

8x6in  oil on canvas  $125. SOLD

My daughter sent me some photos after the huge
snowfall they experienced last weekend. 
This is a composite of a couple of the images.

Artist Note.












Here is a black and white to show the value of
the snow in the shadow. A middle value counts
as a dark -  so even though it is a snow painting,
mine is 3/4 dark pattern
At the Guild I have a board with the following
guide for division of light and dark patterns in
a painting. It can be helpful. These are
approximations, but you can get the drift. It
helps to have a dominant light or dark pattern.


2/3 light
1/4 dark

1/4 light
3/4 dark






1/3 light
2/3  dark
3/4 light
1/4 dark








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