Lost Edges in Paintings 

Using photographs from paintings by John Singer Sargent, Caroline showed the edges which melded into surrounding background colours. These lost edges create moods of mystery and  creating distances. It makes images meld into the surrounding area. The surrounding hard edges will pop out bringing your attention to them.

In Carolines demo she shows how the red apple’s shadow melds into the dark background as do the grapes.

The use of lost edges is a useful way of bringing out some areas and melding others into the background.