Southpaw Painter Continues to Baffle
Betty Caithness is an American decorative artist whose depictions of colonial America represent an iconic reference point for legions of decorative painters. The reproducing of her work through the purchase of pattern packets has always presented a challenge to these painters.Most can never seem to capture to subtle lighting details and arrive at a close approximation of the original pieces.
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The reason is that Betty Caithness is a left handed painter who crooks her arm elbow and hand as southpaws are known to do. This positioning obstructs and filters light in a peculiar fashion that is evidently not that apparent. The solution is for right handed painters to paint with their right elbow raised to 45 degrees, their arm at 90 degrees and their wrist and hand at 7 o clock .
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