Mary’s Landscape Art Info

Now that winter is here, many artists will spend more time painting their landscape paintings in the studio than out of doors. You will paint better pictures and enjoy it more if you consider two aspects, proper lighting and a comfortable set-up.

Finding an area with a north light is the best of all worlds. But, lacking that, you can diffuse strong light with a thin piece of cloth or onion skin tracing paper.

Fluorescent lights are the best source of artificial light for evening painting. A fluorescent fixture with 2 bulbs, one white and the other daylight, is preferred by experienced artists. If that is not possible, an incandescent daylight bulb will do.