Colored Light Study in Oil

[sketchdude]

Hi,
This is a small still-life, about 9 inches square. The medium is oil on canvas, and it was completed alla-prima in about 5 or 6 hours.

The painting is already sold, so I can't change anything, but any comments are welcome.

[Turner]

Beautiful rendering - I look forward to the time (far off, probably!) when I can paint this well.

It's probably a very challenging subject...

One thing, though: it's not really this dark, right? It looks really dark on my Mac monitor, which by default is a bit brighter than a PC monitor.

Andrew

[Turner]

I just had to brighten it!

I know it's a no-no - please don't take offense if this isn't how it's supposed to look - but I'm intrigued by this work. I ran Auto Levels on it in Photoshop.

[walden]

I'm amazed by the level of detail you get in such a small format. What size brushes, and what kind of canvas do you use?

[sketchdude]

Hi Andrew,
You're right, I did scan it darker than the original, and you got pretty close to the original. I don't mind alterations, so thanks for taking the time.
Lisa,
I used a 0 size sable to block in the colors and a 000 sable for details. I very seldom use bristle brushes because I use such a "Fat" mixture of paint. The consistancy, when I laid it on was about like Elmers glue.
Thanks for your comments,

[Victor]

This is a very nice painting. The shadows and the liquids in the containers look real and I wouldn't fault it at all.

Well done and thanks for showing it to us.

Victor....:clap:

[Javier]

Very realistic and outstanding still life.

The lights and shadows are great, as are the fluids.
Your style is unique

I have enjoyed the viewing -- Thank-You,

[Allan Jameson]

An amazing painting for one so small......congratulations
Hows your eye sight?:D

[sketchdude]

Hi Allen,


20-20...

Oh, did you mean EYESIGHT? I thought you meant I.Q.

Don't mind me, I'm blind as a bat...

[Phyllis Rennie]

Good job rendering the transparancy of the bottles. And nice shadows.

Better be careful keeping your painting mediums in the bar.:evil: