Saturday, June 6, 2009

Green Apple Quartet


Green Apple Quartet
5″ x 10″ (12.7 cm X 25.4 cm) acrylic on hand primed board unframed with free shipping in US and Canada.
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This is a reposting of an earlier image. This painting was done from a single apple, just painting it in different positions to create the composition on the mantel. The procession of the four apples across the ledge while still getting the light right demanded a careful study of the light in the actual room and the shadow effects of one apple on another.


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Saturday, May 3, 2008

Bountiful: Bowl of Apples


Bountiful: Bowl of Apples
6in. x 6in. (15.2cm x 15.2cm) acrylic on gesso primed board

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This bowl was sitting on the kitchen counter and I kept looking without thinking about doing a painting.

When I came home from a visit to the optometrist’s office I took another look and decided to do a painting. Since I’d painted the duet of apples recently I chose to do this one in a similar setting and because I like to do paintings in a series of three maybe I’ll do a third later but I don’t know how I’ll set that one up. I’ll have to think about it.

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Saturday, April 12, 2008

Green Apples: A step-by-step demo


Green Apples: A step-by-step demo Steps 1 & 2
6in. x 6in. (15.2cm x 15.2cm) acrylic on gesso primed board
THIS IS AN UNFINISHED WORK IN PROGRESS
I’ll post next steps as I progress to the finished work.

I’ve decided to do this one as another step-by-step process painting. I’m using a dark green colored ground again for this painting but it could have been another color to set a different ambient light tone. If you look carefully at the contour drawing below you will see I’ve used a bit of colored pencil to help me choose the colors I’ll put down in each area.

The drawing for these small paintings is never intended as a finished work by itself, if it were I wouldn’t want to go on and finish the painting but rather leave the drawing for you to enjoy.

I don’t usually use black but have recently been mixing my dark shadow color using phthalocyanine green, dioxazine purple and naphtol red. While the digital image doesn’t show the true saturation of the colors, the scanned images are close enough to get a good idea of what’s happening in the work. If anyone has questions, I’ll be glad to try to answer them.

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