| So, the fork ran away with the spoon, but the pig was sure they were bad for each other, so he tracked them down and had an intervention.
And now on to lights. At my last workshop I tried a new bulb that I liked, so I bought one today and compared it to my other two regulars. I found it interesting so I thought I'd share the pros and cons (in my opinion). From left to right -->
1. Ecosmart 27W, 5000K spiral florescent; 2. Sylvania 39W, 2800K flood; 3. Philips 60W, 3000K, LED, bright white (on sale right now at Home Depot! - this is the new one for me). 
Below are some pictures I took with my camera set to P - thus the colors remained true. You can see that 1. is the whitest - bordering on blue, and the softest, most spread out light. I've liked this one in the past for doing flowers. 2. is definitely the yellowest, and also the most focused of all three lights, which I often like (and have used most often). I also like the sharper shadow edge, and the drama the light creates. And 3. is still fairly yellow, but for me not overly so (I've tried MUCH yellower lights). The light also spreads out a bit, which can be useful. I did several paintings with the LED light today and really liked it. I will probably switch around between all three depending on what I'm looking for. -Carol |
I have a north facing window in my studio directly next to my easel, but since I live in Oregon where the sun isn't terribly reliable, I also use a florescent light directly above my easel. I bought a nice fixture (the cheaper ones buzz and flicker) and installed 4 bulbs. Unfortunately I found my paintings were often too dark, so I removed the bulbs one by one until I had just one left. This seemed to be perfect. Then I met an artist who used two bulbs (one warm, one cool) and so I tried that. I like it, but with 2 bulbs again I found it too bright. My solution? I covered parts of the light with tin foil to cut down the light (so you know I have an 8 ft ceiling). This is perfect for me now ... until I find something better.
If I had been smart I would have bought flowers right AFTER V-day, when they were all on sale. But they were so beautiful - I actually bought 2 bouquets. For myself. Don't worry, my man came through too.
