Know where you’re going at the beginning of the painting

My favorite artist, David A. Leffel expressed this as the idea of “Concept”.

Is your painting about Light, chiaroscuro. Understand the interplay of dark/light.
Is your painting about Movement. Understand placement of the still life objects in your setup. Understand how light moves through the setup.
Will your painting have “drama”? How will you create this drama?

That all sounds good, but how do we get there at all?

Kelli Folsom has been helping me to learn to be able to answer some of these questions.Last year I spent several months as a subscriber to monthly Vital Art Sessions. She is a very dedicated and inspiring teacher.

Even after I was no longer able to participate in that program, I periodically receive an email from her. Today I learned that she was sharing her new video. Today’s was exploring ways to setup/layout your paintings. .

She is glad for me to share it on this site.

I hope you get a lot of new information for it, too.

Choosing the Right Format for Your Composition!
Hey Everyone! I wanted to share a little presentation with you on choosing the right format for your compositions. Please let me know if you can see my screen and hear me. This is my first time doing a live this way!
Posted by Kelli Folsom Art Studio on Saturday, July 20, 2019

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