Painting small waves
PAINTING LITTLE WAVES
Remember the first lesson on the
importance of really looking at
things and studying them? Well
this lesson is a reminder of that
and will also give you an
understanding of how a painter
must analyze the smallest things
so as to best understand how to
paint them in the biggest way.
Nothing is more important than
understanding this. You might
think the figures I put into the
following painting are the key. Not
so, it is the study of the wave that
makes this painting unique.Have you ever wondered how those bright lines on the shallow end of a swimming pool come
into being - or when you wade in shallow waters, on a sunny day, how the patterns rippling
across the sand are made? Well so did I. So I took myself to the seaside on a sunny day and
looked and looked (all in the nature of an artist's everyday grind).
Right is a photograph I took so you will can see what I mean. Below is another with an
analysis of the reflected light that operates on the surface as the eye is raised.http://www.geocities.com/~jlhagan/lessons/waves.htm (1 of 3)1/13/2004 3:45:05 AM