In photography, bokeh is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in the out-of-focus parts of an image produced by a lens. Bokeh has been defined as “the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light”.
Kate Protage, Harmony 27, oil on paper, 22 x 18 in.
Kate Protage, Step By Step, oil on panel, 24 x 24 in.
Notice how this effect is an amped up version of the glow effect I talked about in this post about Richard Bisschop. Would you like to try painting a bokeh effect? Take my Cityscapes Workshop THIS WEEKEND May 11/12. It will be nearly fun. I promise.
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Bokeh Effect
Caren Goldenberg, detail
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Another artist in Seattle paints the bokeh effect consistently into her work: Kate Protage at the SAM Gallery
Kate Protage, Harmony 27, oil on paper, 22 x 18 in.
Kate Protage, Step By Step, oil on panel, 24 x 24 in.
Notice how this effect is an amped up version of the glow effect I talked about in this post about Richard Bisschop. Would you like to try painting a bokeh effect? Take my Cityscapes Workshop THIS WEEKEND May 11/12. It will be nearly fun. I promise.
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