Artists & Illustrators

A SENSE OF DEPTH

Sometimes a scene strikes you as one that you would just like to paint. Quite why that is, isn’t always clear. Some photographs appear perfect the way they are, others seem to say: “paint me!” Learning how to respond to this impulse is an important part of being an artist.

When I happened across the scene above, I loved this photograph of it as it felt warm and bright, relaxed and sweet. The gentle walk, the conversation between the guy and the dog as they strolled along, it

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