Friday, May 17, 2013

Advanced Lighting with Sam Nielson - Lesson 3


Boy, what a challenge this assignment has been! The beautifully painted landscapes (in the background and reflection) have been provided as part of the assignment.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Advanced Lighting with Sam Nielson - Lesson 1

I finally signed up for Sam Nielson's course at Schoolism as a self-taught student after much deliberation. I've admired his work for the longest time, but concerns about balancing work and part-time study have become an excuse to procrastinate. I took the plunge last weekend.




Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Sapling


A little leaf backlit by sunlight provided an idea for a painting while I was on the Heaphy Track.

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Red Howler

"The old male was the most vivid of the lot, and he sat in the topmost branches of a tree, in the direct rays of the sun, so that his coat shone as though it was on fire."

Gerald Durrell

Friday, April 19, 2013

Sunday, April 14, 2013