Although tiny, this little crystal vase is my new favorite. It is perfectly shaped and looks lovely with miniature blooms from the garden. I placed it on a small pedestal in a sunny, studio window and prepared to paint. Shadows from the window grids were cast onto the set up and I was trying to decide if they added or subtracted from the composition.
 |
| Pink Freesia with White Roses |
"Is there a term for the window grid things?" I asked my husband. Without hesitation, he blurted "mullion bars." He said it with an intonation that implied this was common knowledge. He spotted my doubt immediately and he proceeded to look up the phrase. Now to me, "mullion bars" is some vague, unknown term. But expert carpenter/renovator that he is, he further added more terms that also mean window grids, "muntin bar, stiles, grids." Haha, whatever they are called, they were casting shadows on my still life and the question remained was this good or bad?
I began painting. The backlit still life had two white rose buds and a small freesia stem. There was an interesting vase shadow, and within that, a bright refraction from the crystal. The verdict of those other shadows came easily once I saw how much was going on in this small painting - no extra shadows from the mullion, muntin,stiles, grids or whatever you call them! :)
No comments:
Post a Comment