Painting Dappled Light (Online Demo) Fall 2025 w/ Haidee-Jo Summers
November 13 (Thursday), 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Eastern Time
**Demo is live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. The recording will be available to students for 3 months after the live demo, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.
Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.
Demo Description
How can we approach painting the illusion of a beautiful dappled light effect? One of the most awe inspiring light effects in the natural world is surely that of sunlight filtered through trees or foliage. From the mesmerising patterns of shadows cast on a wall or stretching across a path, I find it is a subject I’m repeatedly drawn to.
In this demo I’d like to show you how I go about tackling the challenging subject of dappled light in an outdoor scene whilst sharing general principles you can apply to your future dappled light paintings. To help us convey convincing shadows we will consider brushwork, colours, temperature, edges and values.
Demo Materials List
Oil colours (I use Michael Harding oils)
Titanium White
Bright Yellow Lake or Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Golden Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Deep
Cadmium Red Light
Quinacridone Rose
Cobalt blue
Ultramarine Blue
Lavender
Viridian
Raw Umber
Raw sienna
Brushes
I will be using a range of filberts and flats, especially Rosemary brushes ultimate bristle and eclipse and ivory ranges. I have a new brush set available with Rosemary & Co with all my favourite brushes, you can find it on their website by typing my name into the search box.*
Painting surface
I prefer oil primed linen mounted on board (or stretched linen canvas for larger sizes)
but any well primed board or canvas will be fine.
Additional supplies
Gamsol or similar low odour solvent
A jar of medium which is usually a mix of turps and walnut or linseed oil, about 50/50. I also like Michael Harding’s oil paint medium.
Useful to have - Sketchbook or notebook, soft pencil and grey shade marker pens.
November 13 (Thursday), 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Eastern Time
**Demo is live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. The recording will be available to students for 3 months after the live demo, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.
Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.
Demo Description
How can we approach painting the illusion of a beautiful dappled light effect? One of the most awe inspiring light effects in the natural world is surely that of sunlight filtered through trees or foliage. From the mesmerising patterns of shadows cast on a wall or stretching across a path, I find it is a subject I’m repeatedly drawn to.
In this demo I’d like to show you how I go about tackling the challenging subject of dappled light in an outdoor scene whilst sharing general principles you can apply to your future dappled light paintings. To help us convey convincing shadows we will consider brushwork, colours, temperature, edges and values.
Demo Materials List
Oil colours (I use Michael Harding oils)
Titanium White
Bright Yellow Lake or Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Golden Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Deep
Cadmium Red Light
Quinacridone Rose
Cobalt blue
Ultramarine Blue
Lavender
Viridian
Raw Umber
Raw sienna
Brushes
I will be using a range of filberts and flats, especially Rosemary brushes ultimate bristle and eclipse and ivory ranges. I have a new brush set available with Rosemary & Co with all my favourite brushes, you can find it on their website by typing my name into the search box.*
Painting surface
I prefer oil primed linen mounted on board (or stretched linen canvas for larger sizes)
but any well primed board or canvas will be fine.
Additional supplies
Gamsol or similar low odour solvent
A jar of medium which is usually a mix of turps and walnut or linseed oil, about 50/50. I also like Michael Harding’s oil paint medium.
Useful to have - Sketchbook or notebook, soft pencil and grey shade marker pens.
November 13 (Thursday), 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Eastern Time
**Demo is live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. The recording will be available to students for 3 months after the live demo, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.
Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite.
Demo Description
How can we approach painting the illusion of a beautiful dappled light effect? One of the most awe inspiring light effects in the natural world is surely that of sunlight filtered through trees or foliage. From the mesmerising patterns of shadows cast on a wall or stretching across a path, I find it is a subject I’m repeatedly drawn to.
In this demo I’d like to show you how I go about tackling the challenging subject of dappled light in an outdoor scene whilst sharing general principles you can apply to your future dappled light paintings. To help us convey convincing shadows we will consider brushwork, colours, temperature, edges and values.
Demo Materials List
Oil colours (I use Michael Harding oils)
Titanium White
Bright Yellow Lake or Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Cadmium Golden Yellow or Cadmium Yellow Deep
Cadmium Red Light
Quinacridone Rose
Cobalt blue
Ultramarine Blue
Lavender
Viridian
Raw Umber
Raw sienna
Brushes
I will be using a range of filberts and flats, especially Rosemary brushes ultimate bristle and eclipse and ivory ranges. I have a new brush set available with Rosemary & Co with all my favourite brushes, you can find it on their website by typing my name into the search box.*
Painting surface
I prefer oil primed linen mounted on board (or stretched linen canvas for larger sizes)
but any well primed board or canvas will be fine.
Additional supplies
Gamsol or similar low odour solvent
A jar of medium which is usually a mix of turps and walnut or linseed oil, about 50/50. I also like Michael Harding’s oil paint medium.
Useful to have - Sketchbook or notebook, soft pencil and grey shade marker pens.