Lemons and a Mandarin
How do you finish a painting in one day?
With difficulty.
I actually finished this one at 11:57pm, and with 3 minutes to spare, took a photo while it was still wet (no mean task to get it without reflections too).
I was thinking of drawing a bowl of fruit, but I couldn't find a bowl that I liked, and didn't have enough fruit in the fridge anyway to fill a bowl. Being that it's winter, the season of all things citrus, and Hala dared me to paint an orange, I grabbed the *last* mandarin in the fridge and a couple of lemons and placed them on a piece of cloth I dug up from the kitchen drawers. Took me a while to get the composition right, but that's why a camera can come in so handy. It basically lets me visualize what I want before I paint.
I still suffer with fabric. I still haven't figured out the trick. But, look at that gorgeous perfect leaf! And the lemons, both halved and whole!!
Very happy with this one.
How do you finish a painting in one day?
With difficulty.
I actually finished this one at 11:57pm, and with 3 minutes to spare, took a photo while it was still wet (no mean task to get it without reflections too).
I was thinking of drawing a bowl of fruit, but I couldn't find a bowl that I liked, and didn't have enough fruit in the fridge anyway to fill a bowl. Being that it's winter, the season of all things citrus, and Hala dared me to paint an orange, I grabbed the *last* mandarin in the fridge and a couple of lemons and placed them on a piece of cloth I dug up from the kitchen drawers. Took me a while to get the composition right, but that's why a camera can come in so handy. It basically lets me visualize what I want before I paint.
I still suffer with fabric. I still haven't figured out the trick. But, look at that gorgeous perfect leaf! And the lemons, both halved and whole!!
Very happy with this one.
Oh Hala!! I found today a watercoloring book of yours, "Dance with Light" and it's amazing!! I didn't know you had this!! Besides the jaw-droppingly realistic paintings, it has some fabulous advice on coloring and shading using the rainbow color spectrum to maintain intensity and light, rather than using black or brown to darken a color. Advice that I really really need!
ReplyDeleteI just saw "The Complete Oil Painter" too, and I'll be looking at that as well. Muahahahahaaa!!! Your collection of books on art is miiine....all mine :D