What do the shadows in a painting tell us? 1 Read and match. 1 We see short shadows 2 Shadows are long 3 Artists paint shadows on the right 4 The shadows are on the left 5 In winter paintings, we often d a when the Sun is on the right. b when the light comes from the side. c when the Sun is on the left. d when the light comes from above. e see long shadows.​