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“We are not all impressionists, nor should we be. I, for one, delight in the details,” says artist BF Reed. Like many others, Reed is intrigued by light and takes pleasure in seeing how light defines form. “I marvel at how light allows us to take a flat surface and make the viewer experience depth and distance. I mostly love how, with enough light, the details emerge.”
American Art Collector
I begin these still life setups outside in the full sun. I sketch and photograph these arrangements with thoughts of taking full advantage of light, direction and shadows. Then, armed with detailed information from my sketches and photos, I climb up to my studio that is lit up like Broadway and delightfully hunt for the—you guessed it—details!
BF Reed
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