we will carry on with some figure work in term 3. the cast shadows we discovered in the last term added an interesting dimension to the compositions , I thought, and so after a bit of consideration  I decided it might be interesting to pursue that idea .   i went through my photo files […]

This term we did some figure work with our model Brad, looking through the lens of tone. Using tone to show the way light falls on the body  and describes the form. Painting from life is a very different experience than working from photos .The camera doesnt pick up the nuances of colour and tone that […]