Lighting to paint by and seeing it in a different light
 

Wow, I must say that I think this is a subject that is like what brush to use or what white paint or to work in layers or alla prima. Very personal thing. But I have heard more then a few masters give their opinion on this and I have studied studio setups of artists whose work I admired that I tend to lean toward their judgment.
(No disrespect to anyone here intended).

Of whom do I refer? Well here is the short list and their studio setups (First of all I am a trained illustrator so my first two are illustrators who inspired me to become an artist).

1. NC Wyeth: Large North facing window with one smaller window in the north west corner. The windows on the north side are so large that the small one on the west side had little effect on the over all lighting. I have been inside it. As for artificial light I do not know. It

North light?
 

I will remember that. Next time I paint in my attic with hardly any natural light, (even tho there are small windows at each end of the long room, I paint at night usually anyway) I will place my lamps on the north side of my easel (if I can figure out which way is north in that room)! :)

Lon, a man of many words
 

Lon,

You made me LOL I know I went on and on above. And like I said North light is only the prefered not that you can't paint with out it. Shoot you can paint by candle light if you want. :)You think the Sistine Chapel Ceiling has north light? :)