I find it very difficult to maintain the the egg shape while painting them--they start losing that interesting, one end slightly fatter, one end slightly narrower, shape.
The title may be "Perched" but as I look at the painting, that pear on the right really looks like he is ready to do a swan dive into the little cup. Oh no, don't do it!
This young man was clearly transported out of the city by Van Gogh's "Cypresses".
This painting brought to mind an interesting article I read recently about extroverts and introverts. It said artists are generally introverted although I have artist friends with very outgoing personalities.
Happy Valentine's Day! Posting was delayed by out of town trip/taking a break/goofing off.
Initially, I got rid of all that white canvas by covering the entire board with a mixture of ultramarine and burnt sienna. The cloth and pears were then lifted out with a paper towel and then restated with the appropriate colors.
Same painting--the top is the final version. Usually, I paint alla prima and when a painting is finished within a day or two, that is the final version. This time though, after a week or so, I decided to glaze the bottom painting, giving the cups and background a bluer and brighter tone.
Found this orange with leaves still attached at a little market. Bought several of them but was only in the mood for a simple small painting, hence this little guy is all by his lonesome.
This week, I thought I would mix things up with a different perspective and color palette.
I loved the stance of this young woman standing before Degas's Dancers Practicing at the Barre. She has to be a dancer as well.
I am very fond of this little mini schnauzer statuette. Paired with tulips and a milk bottle, it becomes a character in a slightly surreal painting.
A mixed bouquet in an old jar of some sort. I kept playing with this until finally, I said to myself, no more fussing; it is done.
Three different pink flowers, each facing a different direction..... the plan was to quickly paint the same flowers in a different composition but Thanksgiving preparations took precedence.
I took a break from my own still life paintings to do a painting of a gentleman at the Metropolitan Museum of Art inspecting Cezanne's "Still Life with Jar, Cup and Apples".
It wasn't until I finished this small painting that I realized how red, white and blue it was, inadvertently appropriate for Veterans Day this week.
