In reality, a painting is a collection of shapes of varying sizes and
values. Some of the shapes, within a work, are considered more important in
the mind of the artist.
There are many ways to show your choice of the important shapes. One of
which is the placement of the important shapes on the picture plane. Shapes
placed on the edge of the painting format attract attention to that edge.
By a little pre-planning, attention can be drawn to the inside of the
painting format.
I have made a diagonal line from corner to corner, and then, I made another line perpendicular from the diagonal to one of the remaining corners. The point of intersection becomes the focal area.
This sketch of the chapel at Lac
Beauport, was created on site.
The final work was also, painted on site. Placement of the subject on the picture plane was of the utmost importance. This chapel had been the subject of numerous paintings. After several sketches to decide placement, I decided to present the subject on the upper third of the picture plane.
Run an imaginary diagonal line from corner to corner and add the
perpendicular line to one of the remaining corners.
