![]() ![]() A road however is never perfectly even and the undulating surface causes reflections to elongate and lose their detail. This is not entirely true as, for example, the reflection of an open umbrella will reveal the inside of the umbrella and not a simple upturned version of the umbrella as we see it.Īs with most things in painting, perspective plays its part in controlling what we see and how we see it. The reflections will give some of the most dramatic effects and are fairly straightforward to achieve.Ī mirror’s smooth shiny surface will give what we might consider to be ‘perfect’ reflections, a more or less similarly sized upside down version of what is above. We have no cast shadows but we will still have dramatic contrasts of light, further enhanced by the reflections from wet surfaces. Where we have the strong light and shade of a sunny day, we have instead a soft light filtered and dispersed by the cloud layer and rain. All paintings should show the effect of light on the objects and shapes within the subject, a rainy day is no exception. If all of this just seems like too much hard work, then why not try a few rainy subjects from the comfort of your studio? Even if you don’t have any suitable photographs, it isn’t too difficult to convert a dry day into a wet one. This can initially feel like a major problem but it will give you plenty of time to play with the soft edged washes that are characteristic of a rainy subject and if you go with it, rather than fight it, you will find some beautiful effects of occur.Īt some point you will need the paper to dry and a little hair dryer that operates from the car accessory socket will help to speed things along. In all of these cases, one major issue will be that of the extremely slow drying washes. The car is an option but so too are archways, awnings and other forms of shelter. ![]() Although my oil painting colleagues can soldier on through at least some of the rain, watercolourists need shelter as even a few drops can be enough to ruin a work. This is a shame, as wet days can provide some really interesting and exciting painting subjects. ![]() In Britain we get what we might consider to be more than our fair share of wet days, and on such occasions, many plein air painters will have a rest day. Link copied to clipboard The pouring British weather can be too much to bear, but for the watercolourist, it’s a subject that’s worth exploring, says Grahame Booth ![]()
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