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Full Moon on the harbour

Full Moon – Cropped 4 Ways

March 10, 2010 by ErinHill Sketching

I hadn’t realised we had a full moon till I suddenly noticed how bright the night seemed to be. This moon was fabulous and I wondered if it was possible to paint all those subtle darks. I knew I couldn’t paint at night so did a reference pic which of course could not show much except where the reflections the moon and the monastery were. Here is where my artistic interpretation took charge, and I decided this is what I […]

Categories: Observing the Light, The challenges of strong contrasts, Watercolour Painting • Tags: Harbour happenings, Night Paintings, watercolour

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Cheyenne snow

Snow is Art

December 29, 2009 by ErinHill Sketching

I have been warming up to painting snow scenes. It’s not something I have done very much of – apart from snow capped distant mountains. This is a new challenge to be sure and I’m doing as many reference shots of different snow compositions as I can. I am getting used to having to overdress against the cold before venturing out. Means it takes ages to get pens, pads and camera etc out of 100 pockets. But we get there. […]

Categories: Colour, Compositions, Painting Snow, The challenges of strong contrasts • Tags: Art in Snow, Colours of the USA, Composition & Colour, Patterns of Snow

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