in everything I draw or paint its the one aspect that ruins me or I think over too much. Its definately not a negative, but its something that fascinates me so much, to the point it is almost obsessive. (this my anaglyphic lino and obsession with the whole concept of such) There are certain places that amaze me, and things which can hold my gaze for far longer than most; ...
leadlighting
clouds
water pools, puddles, drops, on glass or metal
man made reflective/ractive materials
and most of all.. aurora.. (which I am yet to see, but one day will)
so.. if at any stage during my painting drawing experimenting etc I come across an effect created by light and its wonderfully playful ways.. I'll spend hours days weeks whatnot, looking and trying to understand why, and how to duplicate it.
Last year it was a dry pigment and pastel obssession. Because of this;
The photos are mobile phone pics, so the quality is crappy. But the way the wet paints sat so differently to the dry pigments, the different colours and their composition really fascinted me, and I loved the idea that I could actually add dimension using this concept. That a flat image was actually interesting at all angles, not just a 90' one. That it could be entirely more fulfilling for me to create imagery that was multi faceted withouht being three dimensional in form.
There are a bunch of articles about the properties of certain pigments and mediums relating to their light reflection and refraction properties, and tbh completely interests me because I am a massive nerd. And as always.. my moth like ways just love the light and the beautiful things it does..
http://acept.asu.edu/PiN/rdg/refraction/refraction.shtml
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/studying/feathers/color/document_view (structural colours)
http://naturalpigments.com/education/article.asp?ArticleID=8
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