Everyone did a great job on the tree exercise last week. A reminder that we decided to take it outside and try a tree from life next week, April 4th, by painting a tree in the parking lot. The sidewalk in front of the gallery is in shade all morning so we will set up there. I believe everyone discovered last week how little color you can see in a photograph. So, we will look for more color cues from life this week. A 9 x 12" Canva-paper will be fine. I'm working on a handout that discusses the planes to look for on a tree (sphere) in a double light source (sun and sky).
The following week, April 11th, we will shift gears and move from color in landscape to landscape principles. Again, look for a photo to work from that has information in the foreground, background and mid-ground. If you have found any, bring them in this week for me to vet. I've attached some photos that you are free to use, courtesy the WetCanvas Reference Image Library. I am not worried about composition in the photos, the artist provides that.
Even if you don't use one of these photos, print them out to practice doing B&W comps in a sketchbook. We will practice with them in class over the next month. A few are difficult because they have very little information, but there was something that attracted me. A few are difficult because they have too much information.
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