Colors in artificial lighting

[Sharon Knettell]

Allan,

What a stunning and original painting!

It is so intense and the compostion is fabulous.

I am going to stop blabbering so I can go back and look at it!

[Chris Saper]

Wow! Gorgeous. Looks like you have the lighting well under control to me

[Allan Rahbek]

Originally Posted by Chris Saper

Looks like you have the lighting well under control to me

Sorry but I have to disappoint you all. It was the sun, from the window, that made this rather fascinating composition.

Allan

[Alexandra Tyng]

I love this painting, too, and I am so glad you are going to finish it! Sharon, if you want to see more of it, look in WIP. It is fabulous.

It's terrible how direct sunlight falling on a painting has the effect of destroying the mystery of the illusion. I am always shocked to see how mine look with the sun falling on them. I guess that's why artists prefer to paint in indirect light.

That's wonderful news about your house being almost finished!

[Sharon Knettell]

I went to the WIP section. I remember I liked it there. It is STILL a stunning painting. Your paint handling is enviable.

Although, sometimes serendipity takes us to new and uncharted waters.

One day years ago, my punky little model showed up with green bangs. I was in the early throes of my ersatz Degas days and I was really put out. I had envisioned a luminous beauty and wound up having to paint a contemporary little snot. I decided I LIKED the green hair, and ended up putting various colored wigs on my models. My paintings no longer look like pretentious Degas wannbees, but more like my own and are more fun to do.