This photo shows a still life set up with a bright single light source to create strong shadows. The set up was viewed and photographed from several angles before this one was selected.
The next choice to be made was how much of this to include in a painting. Thumbnails are a good way of reaching a decision about how to crop the scene. The first Notan sketch, though crude, looked interesting enough to be taken further.
A pencil sketch followed.
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| Pencil sketch - Richard Hyde |
Next a watercolour on the back of an old painting. This was an opportunity to play with a different approach without worrying about the result. The intention now is to produce several paintings of the same still life, possibly experimenting with different media, possibly cropping the image even tighter to explore the reflections in the copper jug and giving more attention to the painting of the apples.
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| Watercolour sketch - Richard Hyde |
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