Technical thoughts
Craft notes on painting and drawing.
Technical thoughts — A Window on the World: Using a Viewfinder
Last week's article argued that a painting begins when its edges and its centre of attention are chosen. A simple tool makes that decision quicker and more reliable on location: the viewfinder.
Technical thoughts — Before the Painting Begins: Composing the Scene
In front of a mountain stream, the hardest decision is rarely which colour to mix. It is what to leave out. A river offers far more than any panel can hold: rocks, spray, moss, light flickering through the trees. A painting begins the…