SilverAnn
02-01-2006, 07:38 PM
This is an oil painting, 11 x 14 on archival canvas board, from life. I started it at home with a tonal underpainting sketch in black paint (which I don't usually do, but I wanted to establish the darks beforehand), then took it to my gallery where I did a demo during my recent opening reception.
I took the subject, a cut lemon on a plate, with me as well. People got a kick out of seeing that I really had the lemon there to paint from, but unfortunately the lighting setup in the gallery was different from the north light I use at home. I missed out on a lot of food there because I was painting the whole time, but I guess that was just as well. I was still able to talk to people, and I feel more comfortable with a brush in my hand.
It was too dark in there to really finish it, but I put in a good effort, then took it (and the now raggedy lemon subject) home to finish it in a third painting session. I had to rescue the lemon from being thrown out during the cleanup of the catering! It wasn't too bad though, just a little dried out, so it's currently in the fridge being put into service to flavor mineral water.
I usually work all in one session for this size of painting, so the three sessions and tonal underpainting sketch were a total departure for me. I put the lemon on a purple plate to create a complementary color scheme.
--Ann
I took the subject, a cut lemon on a plate, with me as well. People got a kick out of seeing that I really had the lemon there to paint from, but unfortunately the lighting setup in the gallery was different from the north light I use at home. I missed out on a lot of food there because I was painting the whole time, but I guess that was just as well. I was still able to talk to people, and I feel more comfortable with a brush in my hand.
It was too dark in there to really finish it, but I put in a good effort, then took it (and the now raggedy lemon subject) home to finish it in a third painting session. I had to rescue the lemon from being thrown out during the cleanup of the catering! It wasn't too bad though, just a little dried out, so it's currently in the fridge being put into service to flavor mineral water.
I usually work all in one session for this size of painting, so the three sessions and tonal underpainting sketch were a total departure for me. I put the lemon on a purple plate to create a complementary color scheme.
--Ann