Light and Shadow

Recently I am focusing on the light and shadow. It is back to the basics in fact.
The light and shadow create the shape. I am truing to increase the range of in between tones I use.
I just finished two still lives. Normally I paint urban landscapes and I have got a little tired of them at the moment. So this was very enjoyable and I could concentrate on the light.
The pond is also very recent, and also part of this light obsession. And its autumn out there it is full of colour.
I am looking at the yellow and red leaves when I walk out side, I may do something with that sometime.

I am painting a self portrait as well; it is time for self reflection again…
I think that the way I paint is evolving.



The portrait is not finished yet.

Mosty painting lately

Hello,

I have an exhibition coming up in December, so I am painting a lot now!
Some of my work will be posted here..
The summer was long; we drove to Macedonia, stopping on the way in different places in Europe.

It was great fun. We just didn't have enough time to visit all the places we wanted because I had an exhibition booked in Skopje.
Here are some images from that exhibition..

The final animation

It was all very busy, and I didn't have much time to update this blog.
But the animation is finished and uploaded on the National Gallery web site here is a link:
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/collection/transcriptions/animation/littlelouise/default.htm

The course over, it was great fun.

I am planning another animation. A 2D one this time.

Backgrounds and rendering

I left the building of the backgrounds for the end of my timetable. I wanted to make sure I have enough time to finish the animation and the structure of the short film before I start concentrating on the details.

The backgrounds and the lighting create the atmosphere of the scene.

So I went back to the painting to remind myself of the feeling that I am trying to create. I was looking at other paintings by Rembrandt as well.

I also used photographs of rooms and furniture of that period and river landscapes (with and without swimmers).

I don't think I will get everything rendered on time, but I will have all 3 spaces :

the room , the river and up on the tower built and visually solved.

I am rendering the jump off the tower now, I hope it will be finished by tomorrow morning...