Blocking in the darks and lights is so much easier when the background is already toned. I have lightened the background just a touch but I have not painted in the halftone in the shadow of the peonies. This gives the illusion of form very quickly.
click on the picture to enlarge the imagePeaches and Peonies
5"x7"
oil on masonite
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It occurred to me that I have not yet done a series of paintings using the same objects. So, using these peaches and peonies, I will arrange several compositions. Stay tuned, this sounds like fun!
2 comments:
This is a beautiful still life.
I just spent a few minutes looking carefully at colors and strokes here, Peter. In high res, I see bold, confident strokes and lots of different color compressed into each part of this painting. Yummy!
Best!
Mike
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