#10 - Flower Study

#10 - Flower Study

#9 Hide & Seek

#9 - Hide and Seek
This study was done in two fairly quick sessions. It is more about the drawing than color.
I am still playing with lighting to capture the truest representation.

#4 - in process - ultimately scraped

#4 - inprocess
I started this and then it turned really awful.
I like the process photo better than the final (which I scrapped)
The heirloom tomato was ultimately completely out of proportion and very hard to execute. It had that very dark red green color. They taste great, but are a challenge (for me) to paint!

#8 - Cabbage Flower in detail

#8 - Cabbage flower in detail.
So after I was told the French Bouquet (#4).. was not recognizable, I thought I would try a more detailed approach to this subject.
I have to admit that I like it a lot. In the places where I draw into the paint.. I also like, but feel it is cheating somewhat.
Maybe it's the beginning of a certain style for me.. or I need to just paint a lot more so defining edges as done in this piece is not so necessary...

#7 Tonal Study

#6 - This is a value study.
I thought it would be helpful to me to first paint it in trying to see the light/darks.
I did have 2 light sources, which tends to mess with things.. There will be more of these.

#6 - Green apples

 #6 - 6x6 apple study
Another apple study. Truly this is more interesting in real life.
The photography has been a challenge. - I keep trying different lights/lighting.
I will be making that part of the process to fine tune.

#5 - French Bouquet

#5 - French Bouquet
This painting was done in 20 minutes, then I spent more time trying to put some detail into it.
My partner (wife :)).. said she knew what it was, but nobody else might.
I am at that blind stage where I like it and maybe I am not seeing it with objective eyes.
In any case.. I still like it, with the fresh, free and loose strokes ..abstract or not :)!

#3 - Lone Survivor

#3-Nov 26 2014

The Lone Survivor

Egg shells.. I thought I'd give these a try. Egg shells are so delicate and SO hard to paint. CM had done a demo and of course made it look so easy. I will tackle a new composition, but from where I started I am happy with the progress I made on these. You can at least tell what they are. The rest is just to keep working at it-  and I'll continue on that again tonight! What fun:)