Why I paint Upside Down From Photos
Posted on Sep 29, 2012 in Events, Interviews, News, Upcoming WorkshopsPainting upside down from photos allows me to relax and to paint just the shapes, (circles , squares, and triangles), of different values and color temperature. It’s also easier to make composition improvements that lead your eye around the canvas because I’m working with a fun, loose, abstract painting.
Doing this exercise uses the creative side if my brain instead of the logical side. By training this way it’s then easier to paint outdoors, because I can then just see shapes, values and colors more easily.
Of course, near the end of the painting I turn the painting and reference “right side up” and then think of only the subject, the light, the mood and the center of interest.