In my work lately I’ve been focusing a lot on light, and how it can be used to create interesting shapes and unconventional compositions. So today I am sharing a few images from my inspiration folder that feature ✨light✨ (and shadow) in creative ways. Alas, deadlines loom, so I can’t write about the topic in depth, but looking a pretty pictures is always a good thing, right?
Hiroshi Yoshida – Great Temple in Madurai (1931)
Maxfield Parrish – A Venetian Night’s Entertainment (1903)
Andrew Wyeth – That Gentleman (1960)
Coles Phillips – Reading by the bookshelf (1915)
Kawase Hasui – Meguro Fudo Temple (1931)
David Grove – Society of Illustrators annual show poster (1988)
Anders Zorn – The Omnibus (1892)
Arai Yoshimune – Fishing Boat (1910-30s)
Anna Ancher – Evening sun in the artist’s studio at Markvej (1913)
Robert Heindel – Higher
Bertha Lum – Goblin Dance (1912)
Eyvind Earle – Winter Bonsai (1982)
Robert Vickrey – Wings
John Singer Sargent – Santa Maria della Salute (1906)
Martin Lewis – The Great Shadow (1925)
Nice post!
Always admired artists who let all shapes and materials dissolve into one mass when in shadow, treating it almost as a cutout. Personally can’t resist the urge to give contrast to everything, in light or in shadow.
Some great images in here! That David Grove is one of my all time favorites. And I’m a little surprised to see Robert Heindel in here. Another favorite of mine, but he slips under the radar of most people your age.