Setting the scene
In the second of three articles Hazel Soan explains how to paint figures and wildlife in their settings and suggests an exercise for you to try
Hazel Soan has studios in London and Cape Town and travels widely for her painting. Hazel is the author of many painting books, has recorded several DVDs and her work is in private and public collections, including the National Portrait Gallery and a number of embassies. www.allsoanup.com
When I include a setting, it is either because I think it will enhance the main subject, or because the overall pattern of light and shade in the landscape – animals, and people included – has become the subject that attracts me to paint. The location could be an urban street,
