Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Looks Like a Photo

First day of painting Remembering Summer, second version, today.

When people say a painting looks like a photo, or even photorealistic, they mean it looks realistic and detailed, not that the painting actually looks like a photograph, which can be unrealistic, blurry and often lack detail. Gerhard Richter would agree. Today my painting looked like a photograph, because it should. I aim to paint this one in one layer for a change and should be finished by the end of the week.