Lourcey Photography

Week 30: Formal Painting

After last week’s high-tech look, I decided to go the opposite direction with this image. I wanted to create a very antique - almost Old Master- look with a strong, directional light and a limited color palette.

I tried to be very aggressive with the brushstrokes, getting increasingly loose as I moved away from the center of the image. The final image has a dramatic, but subdued look - which I liked.

~ by Larry on October 5, 2009.