Seated Nude Painting Self

[John Reidy]

Dave-

I just saw your piece and I want to tell you I love the concept, design and construction of the painting. The marriage of your form into your surroundings brings to my mind the intimate relationship between the artist and his/her surroundings or studio.

I agree with the idea of removing the paper towels, they seem to distract at the present. However, when I imgine the composition with nothing I feel that the easel will fall off the left side. I believe you are correct in placing a stabilizing element here but maybe not so obvious. I hope to see it when you are done.

As for bulbs, if you can use fluorescent I recommend Lumichrome 1XX 6500k CRI 98 Full Spectrum Lamps. You can locate them at www.lumiram.com/fluorescent.html. I use the 40 watt and they surpass anything else I have tried. (I like the multiple light source in your painting)

[Dave McKnight]

Originally Posted by John Reidy

Dave-

I just saw your piece and I want to tell you I love the concept, design and construction of the painting. The marriage of your form into your surroundings brings to my mind the intimate relationship between the artist and his/her surroundings or studio.

I agree with the idea of removing the paper towels, they seem to distract at the present. However, when I imgine the composition with nothing I feel that the easel will fall off the left side. I believe you are correct in placing a stabilizing element here but maybe not so obvious. I hope to see it when you are done.

As for bulbs, if you can use fluorescent I recommend Lumichrome 1XX 6500k CRI 98 Full Spectrum Lamps. You can locate them at www.lumiram.com/fluorescent.html. I use the 40 watt and they surpass anything else I have tried. (I like the multiple light source in your painting)

I''m happy that I've managed to communicate this relationship to you. That's where I feel I've been successful with this one and it's a step forward for me. I've found that I can do well composing this on-the-fly by simply emphasizing those relationships that I see working. I'm not sure how I'll replace the towels but I have faith that I'll discover something I can do this with.

Thanks for the lighting link!

Dave

[Julie Deane]

DAve -

RE: your question of how many lights to use - I don't know how many of these bulbs for sure, but one of these along with a shoplight with two "daylight" flourescent tubes and some ambient light works pretty well for me. It's a strong light - I would think two, even in a dark room, would be sufficient. I used it by itself yesterday in a room with minimal daylight to give sufficient light at 100 ISO.


Kim - my goof! It's been awhile since I looked up the post - it was Chris Saper. Sorry, Chris! Here's the link: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show....1000bulbs.com

Julie

[Dave McKnight]

Originally Posted by Julie Deane

DAve -

RE: your question of how many lights to use - I don't know how many of these bulbs for sure, but one of these along with a shoplight with two "daylight" flourescent tubes and some ambient light works pretty well for me. It's a strong light - I would think two, even in a dark room, would be sufficient. I used it by itself yesterday in a room with minimal daylight to give sufficient light at 100 ISO.


Kim - my goof! It's been awhile since I looked up the post - it was Chris Saper. Sorry, Chris! Here's the link: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show....1000bulbs.com

Julie

Hi Julie. Thanks for getting back to me on these lights. I ended up buying a few of the philiips 15W daylight lights and a sort-of octopus lamp so that I can plug in multiple bulbs. These lights are the coolest I've seen but I wouldn't have a problem warming up my environment if needed. I've tried one round of painting a study under stictly daylilght bulbs and I think it is an improvement since I find the colours on my canvas look stronger and more consistent in different lighting conditions.

Dave