Theory:
The definition of Natural Light
The definition of Normal, Local or Object Colour
Colour properties:
Colour and light
Painting Al Fresco
Aerial Perspective
Natural Light source
Colour and the Human Eye
Afterimage
Colour and Composition
The Golden Mean
Modelling with Colour
Perspective (Aerial and Spatial)
List of paintings:
These are the Great Paintings we will study. The works are all oil paintings on various grounds created by the artist. There are no workshop or works designated as 'after' the artist.
The Light that you Live by
Giovanni Bellini - Saint Jerome reading in a Landscape 1480Tricks of the Light
Hans Holbein the Younger – Christina of Denmark 1538White Light
Hendrick Avercamp - A Scene on the Ice near a Town 1615The Light through your Window
Johannes Vermeer - Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman (The Music Lesson) 1662-65The Returning Light
Alexei Savrasov - Rooks Have Returned 1871The Light of your Life
Lucien Freud - Girl with a White Dog 1950-1951