Table in the Hall

Table in the Hall

“Table in the Hall.” Acrylic on canvas. 18″ x 20″. Jan-Feb 2020. This was a painting I did as part of a painting course from “The Great Courses.” In this lesson, I was supposed to work from a black and white photo, paying attention to the dark and light values more than the colors. It was a very helpful lesson, and I wound up spending much more time on this painting than any other I have ever done. The values does give it a more realistic look, though I wish I would have also referred to the color photograph as well, because I got some colors completely wrong. Noteably, the pages on the bible were edged in gold. This would have made the pages and their reflection in the table more realistic. I was very happy with the reflection of the pitcher in the table, though the actual table does not shine nearly that much.