A 3 day workshop with Janice McCubbin has improved my ability to finish a painting from a photograph. Already, there are masterpieces being generated by Artificial Intelligence. This is not…but it’s a lot more fun. What I learned was how to capture the essence of the portrait photo without making it look like a “photograph.” Making it loose and with a background that is unobtrusive, were among the topics. The goal is to focus the viewers’ eyes on the face. Use of an app (Value Study) to highlight just the 3 or 4 different values in the photograph is useful.
Geezer Art-a-Facts 