Tag: painting shadows

Posted in drawing

Soloman Seal Throws its Shadow

Posted on by Laura Kate

I have lots of this plant growing in shady areas of my yard. Last month it bloomed beautifully.

One sunny morning, I noticed that it had cast its shadow onto the weathered fence.

I have been wanting to sketch this view ever since. Well, truthfully I want to paint it. But I like to do a preliminary sketch before I paint. It helps me understand the details.

And boy, there are a lot of them.

I’m thinking that the scene needs some simplification to clarify its primary point. So I will work on that in another sketch. THEN I’ll pull out the paint.

Posted in painting

Red Doors

Posted on by Laura Kate

Last week I took my camera along during a walk through the neighborhood. My goal was to capture images of the trees dressed up in their autumn splendor. I didn’t do well. Every time I framed up a nice shot, the sun went behind a cloud. So the photos did not come out as wished. I did get a nice shot or two of this front porch scene.

I was drawn to the red door, accented quite smartly by two red chairs. Today I got out my water colors and painted this interpretation in my sketchbook.

It allowed me to practice painting shadows. But it was a poor consolation prize compared to fiery leaves of autumn.