St. Ives, Cornwall Gifts is tonal values

is tonal values

I then compiled as much hard copy visual reference material as I could

Unfortunately I didn't have a sketch pad with me but I did have a camera

two of the most famous and successful fighter types of the war

the Hawker Hurricane rests between sorties

St. Ives, Cornwall Gifts is tonal valuesthink it may be difficult to imagine that when the initial studies for this image were complete, there were in fact no boats in the view. I took advantage of making separate studies of the boats that I wanted in the painting, this gave me full control of the final image. How often have I said to myself "If only the boats were in slightly different positions". This is artistic licence at its best. One is able to contrive the ideal composition yet it