DIGITAL ISSUE EXTRA CONTENT
I focus on the quality of the light, which is my main subject. The summer colours must appear washed out and conjure up the feeling of past holidays and the memory-illusion’ of perpetually sunny holiday trips to the beach. I hold on to this idea throughout the painting and try hard to keep my tones light, within a narrow range from mid tones in the foreground, to whispery pale suggestions of shapes in the bleached-out distance. The horizon will be barely visible and this lift’ towards the top of the painting should help with the painting's soft, light feel.
COLOUR CHOICES
To create aerial perspective, my palette will move from gold to, then blue/green, ending towards the upper
