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| "Plumful" |
Painted on a gessoed birch cradle, 3/4 in. profile. Sides are painted white and painting is ready to hang. - 8x8 in
A neighbor brought over all of these beautiful plums fresh from his tree! I pulled out my dollar store teal colored sieve (which I use often because I light the color ) rinsed them and then set them down in my kitchen.Morning light was spilling out and back-lighting these plums. I really liked the color combination of the sieve and the plums! I was thankful or should I say "Plumful" for this still life to paint!
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I always start with an under-painting (grisaille) of a combinations of brown, red and yellow (burnt umber, quinacidrone red, hansa yellow medium). You may notice that the shape of the bowl is different - I changed it to a more symmetrical bowl shape from the original. It just wasn't looking stable or natural. I love this stage - determining the darks and lights!!
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Here I am starting to add color. This stage,the middle stage, for me is always a challenge and a struggle - adjusting the colors up and down. Once again - I had not decided to change the form of the bowl yet.
The end of the middle stage - still periods of color adjustments! Nearing the end and the deepening of the darks and lighting up the lights as far as they can go without it looking out of place. It was after this picture was taken that I decided to change the shape of the bowl to a more of a normal shape. Below is the final painting.
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| "Plumful", 8 x 8 inches , painted on a gessoed panel with a 3/4 inch profile Check back for soon for the next painting! Thanks for looking at my blog! |
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