I've noticed the enormous difference between the painting you have in front of you on the easel and the one you see every day when you take it home and hang it on the wall.
As I've discussed previously I like to take work in progress and sit looking at it in the evening, working out what looks odd, needs changing etc. Some paintings take a dramatic turn when the natural daylight disappears and home lighting comes on.
Some 'disappear'. The paper and colour absorb the light. I find pastels in particular have this effect - to the extent I sometimes can't believe its the same picture. Others go very monochrome. This can be helpful in seeing if the tonal balance is good but sometimes they overemphasis the darks and look quite starke.
This painting works in a slightly unusual way. I first noticed the difference when I photographed it outside. It looked way 'bluer' than I felt as I was painting it. This is partly the camera (the image here is one of the better ones I took) and partly how paintings can look under strong 'gallery lighting'. It conveys the time of day despite this but the real painting, the image I saw on that lovely evening in Hunstanton, is the feature image in this page. This was taken at 9pm with the curtains closed.
I'm really happy about the effect and I think it makes for a very satisfying painting to live with at home
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