Moon Over the Lake 11x14 oil
This was painted from one of the sketches I did on Sept 20 at Core Creek Park during the Harvest Moon.
When attempting to paint at night a lot of my time on location is spent just looking at and memorizing what is in front of me. After I lay out my paint and have brushes and everything ready I turn the light out on my easel and let my eyes adjust to the dark. When my eyes have adjusted I start comparing the values of each object in the scene to see what is darker, lighter or the same value. I'm actually painting the scene in my mind before I pick up a brush, so when I start to paint I have the confidence to paint what I already know.
6 comments:
Interesting procedure Pat and a beautiful result , you created such a romantic mood .
Thanks Jane.
I'm almost speechless!! This is a superb picture Pat. It's not easy getting subjects like this to look convincing but you've absolutely nailed it. It was interesting to read about your preparation for a picture like this and it makes a lot of sense, time observing is never wasted! Brilliant atmosphere, it reminds me of days gone by when I used to go night fishing. Well done mate!!!
Thanks for the kind comment Kev.
I was impressed by the beautiful close value changes in this so it was neat to read how you went about painting it.
Thank you Julie.
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