Dappled Glade 8x10
Hello and welcome to Tonalist painting with M Francis McCarthy.
Today's painting is 'Dappled Glade' 8x10.
Our video features the progression of this painting from its early underpainting stages on up through the final finishing brushwork. Also featured is my usual rambling narration, so please check it out.
On today's video narration, I was discussing vignetting. Today's painting 'Dappled Glade' is highly vignetted and therefore it's probably a good time to talk about vignetting as a concept.
The definition from Google for the word "vignette" refers to the type of vignette you have with an illustration that is free of a discernible border. The way that I am referring to vignetting, is more like the photographic term, where the image already in a frame is shaded heavily in some or all of the corners of the picture.
I find vignetting to be a very powerful tool and I use it a lot in my painting. What I like about vignetting the corners and sides of my painting, is that it keeps the viewer inside of the picture plane and also creates drama.
There are times when I have gotten carried away with vignetting, it's really easy to get carried away with it. What I like to do to address this, is create my vignette shading (on my reference image), in a separate layer in Photoshop so that I can preview the image with and without it or if necessary adjust the transparency of the effect.
I'd like to mention (again), that it has been called to my attention by a reader of this blog, that an important book is being reprinted very soon: A History of American Tonalism: Crucible of American Modernism 1880 to 1920 by David A Cleveland.
I own two copies of this book's first edition and have just now ordered a copy of the new edition. The book is currently being sold on Amazon for the preorder price of $79. This is a steal given how great this book is. If you have any interest at all in Tonalism, you owe it to yourself to order this book immediately.
The previous edition of this book went out of print many years ago and has been selling for hundreds of dollars on the Internet since that time. Recently it has leveled out at a price of around $200. If I had to, I would pay that or even more. David A Cleveland has written the definitive history of American Tonalism. Not only is the book an easy and inspirational read but the color reproductions in it are excellent, as well there being plenty of them.
I wouldn't be surprised if this new reprint goes out of print quickly as there seems to be a great demand for this book. Hopefully, they will continue to keep it in print now to satisfy that demand. This book belongs on the shelf of any art lover.
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'Dappled Glade' 8x10; I painted this piece last year in late December/early January. I thought it would be interesting to feature a painting from a year ago as the New Year always seems to be a good time to look back and reflect on the previous year.
I like this kind of painting and I hope to do more as time and good reference make themselves available.
To see more of my work, visit my site here
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| 'Dappled Glade' by M Francis McCarthy, 8x10 Oil Painting on Wood Panel |
Our video features the progression of this painting from its early underpainting stages on up through the final finishing brushwork. Also featured is my usual rambling narration, so please check it out.
On today's video narration, I was discussing vignetting. Today's painting 'Dappled Glade' is highly vignetted and therefore it's probably a good time to talk about vignetting as a concept.
The definition from Google for the word "vignette" refers to the type of vignette you have with an illustration that is free of a discernible border. The way that I am referring to vignetting, is more like the photographic term, where the image already in a frame is shaded heavily in some or all of the corners of the picture.
I find vignetting to be a very powerful tool and I use it a lot in my painting. What I like about vignetting the corners and sides of my painting, is that it keeps the viewer inside of the picture plane and also creates drama.
There are times when I have gotten carried away with vignetting, it's really easy to get carried away with it. What I like to do to address this, is create my vignette shading (on my reference image), in a separate layer in Photoshop so that I can preview the image with and without it or if necessary adjust the transparency of the effect.
I'd like to mention (again), that it has been called to my attention by a reader of this blog, that an important book is being reprinted very soon: A History of American Tonalism: Crucible of American Modernism 1880 to 1920 by David A Cleveland.
I own two copies of this book's first edition and have just now ordered a copy of the new edition. The book is currently being sold on Amazon for the preorder price of $79. This is a steal given how great this book is. If you have any interest at all in Tonalism, you owe it to yourself to order this book immediately.
The previous edition of this book went out of print many years ago and has been selling for hundreds of dollars on the Internet since that time. Recently it has leveled out at a price of around $200. If I had to, I would pay that or even more. David A Cleveland has written the definitive history of American Tonalism. Not only is the book an easy and inspirational read but the color reproductions in it are excellent, as well there being plenty of them.
I wouldn't be surprised if this new reprint goes out of print quickly as there seems to be a great demand for this book. Hopefully, they will continue to keep it in print now to satisfy that demand. This book belongs on the shelf of any art lover.
M Francis McCarthy
Landscapepainter.co.nz
A bit about 'Dappled Glade' 8x10; I painted this piece last year in late December/early January. I thought it would be interesting to feature a painting from a year ago as the New Year always seems to be a good time to look back and reflect on the previous year.
I like this kind of painting and I hope to do more as time and good reference make themselves available.
To see more of my work, visit my site here
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| 'Dappled Glade' by M Francis McCarthy (Detail 1) |
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| 'Dappled Glade' by M Francis McCarthy (Detail 2) |