Using different lighting to achieve dramatic shadow and illumination on the model has become just as important as the actual painting process to me. The side light allows practice painting the face in shadow. JLC
A "Journal of Paintings" by Jon Conkey, Themeworks was a "one-year-long" record of my progress in the art of "oil painting", and an attempt to paint 365 paintings in one year. Changing the monthly theme allowed me to focus on subjects I may not have otherwise painted. As an artist, I was looking for discovery and breakthroughs in my works through this daily practice.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
# 108 Sidelight Study
Using different lighting to achieve dramatic shadow and illumination on the model has become just as important as the actual painting process to me. The side light allows practice painting the face in shadow. JLC
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