I hope enjoyed seeing how I interpret the landscape. “Snow Flurries Above the Big Lost” ©2010 Lori McNee “Dandelions & Spring Rains” ©2010 Lori McNee I took this photo while on a plein air painting trip in Utah. One that evokes a quiet contemplative mood that is easy on the eye and soul. Below are a few examples of how I used photography and then interpreted the landscape in paint. I generally strive to create a poetic, simplified and elegant landscape. The following list of things to ‘think’ about will help you make the most of your photographs:Įvery good composition contains three or four main values Many artists, including myself work from field studies otherwise known as plein air paintings as well as photographs. The camera serves as a recording tool and the field studies serve as reference material for accurate color notes and value judgements that are most often lost in photography. Unfortunately, photographs lose much of the accurate color, depth and feeling that an artist can capture from life. The camera can aide in this task, however it should not be relied upon completely. It is the artist’s job to transpose the three dimensional landscape into a two dimension composition while making it believable. Nature furnishes us with unlimited and sometimes overwhelming suggestions. The artist must rely on taste and judgement to select, delete and compose the landscape. The concept of a successful landscape painting should have rhythm, variety, repetition, unity, balance and harmony. Artistic judgment and the fundamental principles of composition and selection should be respected while painting the landscape. This relaxing painting lesson is completed f. I have learned that interpreting the landscape in paint is a matter of allowing the influences of imagination and emotions to guide you while keeping all artistic faculties alert. In today’s acrylic painting tutorial we paint a landscape depicting a river running through a sun soaked forest. It is a must for every serious landscape painter. One of my favorite books in my library is by Edgar Payne, “Composition of Outdoor Painting.”This little book is packed with a lifetime of knowledge from this famous American landscape painter. “ The most important ally in the study of painting is the art of thinking,” stated Edgar Payne, famed artist and author.
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