detail (July, Rendezvous with Queen Anne)
I am having such a hard time photographing/documenting the large painting below. I
usually take work outside and hang it on the side of my studio in grey even light, but the weather here is so humid that it cast a grey over
the whole image. So I then had to do a lot of digital editing and it
still doesn't read true. In fact I think the more editing done on the
computer, the worse the image looks.
I think I will photograph it indoors under controlled light when it is
completely dry-or maybe out in full sun. Or if all else fails I will lay
it down outside and climb on a ladder and photograph it. Can you tell
that this is part of being an artist that I really HATE? And I think it
must only be me that has a hard time with this as I see everyones'
work online and it looks fabulous! Do you all hire professional
photographers?
I was interested in edges and convergence in the below painting. It
is a re-work of the same image done last August. I was looking for a
photo of it to post re showing the difference, but I hated it so much
that I deleted it!
July (Rendezvous with Queen Anne), oil/wax on canvas, 36x48in, 2012, available
Anyway, I am happy with this painting -and if you were to experience it 'live' you
could see all the subtle value shifts and tones and the colours are more
unified than in this digital image. Oh dear, I am being very
negative! I will blame it on this humid hot weather!
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