Its a good thing I am documenting these exercises, because already my memory is failing--which painting on which day and what concept was I attempting? However, this painting illustrates at least one concept that Peggi talked about over and over--the idea that the shadow in a light area is always darker than the light in a dark area. So in this case, the shadow of the dress which was very light in local color/value was darker than the sunlight on the grass, which as a local color was much darker be begin with. In another later exercise there was a major exception to this rule which I will talk about in a future post. If I remember correctly, this was a 40 minute exercise.
Fascinating!
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