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Creating the perception of motion
I am struggling with a painting. In my minds eye, it just begs for the feel of motion in the figure. The painting I am working on is straight our of my imagination.
The painting is of a young woman in a yellow dress standing in a small brook in a shadowy forest glen. The figure is almost completely sunlit which she is just soaking up with delight.... in fact the name I plan to give the painting is Summer's Delight.
My problem is this. I don't want the figure to be static. I picture her twirling back and forth as she soaks up the sun. How should I convey this feeling. I'm thinking that the leading edges of the figure and dress should be hard edged while the trailing edges should be very soft or blurred outright. I know some potographers do a time lapse to create this effect. Hoever, I have not seen this done in portrait or figurative art.
Has anyone created the feel of motion effectively in a painting? if so any pictures or hints you could pass along would be appreciated.
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