The registers
Ten ways to be painted
A register is a way of painting — the light, the brushwork, the mood. The place is separate, and any register can be applied to any of the seventeen.
Start with a photoIn every studio
Free with the painting, whichever you pick.
The Salon
In every studio · 5 scenes paintedWarm Orientalist oil. Lantern light, deep shadow, gold. The most Moroccan of the three.
The Courtyard
In every studio · 5 scenes paintedBright and impressionist. Daylight, water, greenery, loose brushwork. Made for gardens and pools.
The Study
In every studio · 5 scenes paintedQuiet Old Master. Near-black ground, one source of light, absolute stillness. For a formal portrait.
The Terrace
In every studioNot a painting. The photograph people fly here to take — golden hour, a rooftop, warm film. Made to be seen by other people.
Nothing has been painted in this register for display yet, so there is nothing here to show you. It is applied to whichever of the seventeen places you choose, the same way the three above are — we would rather say that than paint one now and present it as an example.
The atelier
Six further registers, bought once and kept. The same seventeen places, painted a different way.
The Lantern
In the atelierAfter dark. Lamp-flame and deep blue, everything else swallowed. For a face you want lit from one warm point.
Nothing has been painted in this register for display yet, so there is nothing here to show you. It is applied to whichever of the seventeen places you choose, the same way the three above are — we would rather say that than paint one now and present it as an example.
The Zellij
In the atelierFlattened and decorative, the way the tilework is. Bold, graphic, unshaded. For a coat with strong markings.
Nothing has been painted in this register for display yet, so there is nothing here to show you. It is applied to whichever of the seventeen places you choose, the same way the three above are — we would rather say that than paint one now and present it as an example.
The Ochre
In the atelierHigh noon on a bare wall. Bleached, dusty, almost nothing in it. For an old face that needs no decoration.
Nothing has been painted in this register for display yet, so there is nothing here to show you. It is applied to whichever of the seventeen places you choose, the same way the three above are — we would rather say that than paint one now and present it as an example.
The Ink
In the atelierBrush and ink, no colour at all. Fast, certain, mostly paper. For a portrait that hangs in a quiet room.
Nothing has been painted in this register for display yet, so there is nothing here to show you. It is applied to whichever of the seventeen places you choose, the same way the three above are — we would rather say that than paint one now and present it as an example.
The Rosewater
In the atelierPale and soft-edged, blossom and dust. The gentlest of the nine. For a small animal, or a nursery wall.
Nothing has been painted in this register for display yet, so there is nothing here to show you. It is applied to whichever of the seventeen places you choose, the same way the three above are — we would rather say that than paint one now and present it as an example.
The Souk
In the atelierCrowded with colour, every inch worked. Rugs, brass, spice. For a room that can carry a loud picture.
Nothing has been painted in this register for display yet, so there is nothing here to show you. It is applied to whichever of the seventeen places you choose, the same way the three above are — we would rather say that than paint one now and present it as an example.