This is the 6th in my apple still life mini series. Only 3 left. Yay! I was pretty excited to paint this one since I just love the idea of it. Plus, with all of the cuts it was more of a challenge than some of the simpler apples in the series so far. The…
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Fifth Apple Still Life – Apples to Apples
I tried a little something different with the sketch for this one. After covering the canvas with a base coat of burnt umber, I opened a window and dipped the corner of a rag in turpentine to erase the light areas. Big mistake!
My 4th Apple Still Life & Watercolor Fails
I’ve finished the 4th painting “Apple of Discord” in the apple still life mini series. The next two still lifes have progressed past the block in stage and the final three have been sketched. I’m enjoying these more than I thought I would and I’m excited to see all nine together on one wall….
Apple of My Eye
This is the third of nine in my apple still life mini series. I can’t wait to see all nine of them together. They’d look fantastic covering a wall in my dining room. At least until they’re bought up anyway. 😉 I really enjoyed painting this one. After the last one, I really…
Sour Apple Still Life
Nearly all of my paintings go through an ugly duckling phase, but this one was especially ugly. Thanks to effective damage control, pictures are the only evidence. Sometimes I get in a rush and don’t spend the time I should on sketching. In this case, I rushed through both the sketch and the block…
An Apple Still Life a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Prepare yourself for apple still lifes! This is the first in a mini series of 9. Yes, I’m going to bombard you with 9 apple paintings.
Red Onion Trio Complete
This painting had me stumped for a while. I finished it, including signature, but wasn’t happy with it so I ignored it for a few days. When I went back to it I made everything darker and more defined and it looks much more finished now. I love all three of these…
3rd Red Onion in Progress
Some weeks I’m a productive painter. This was not one of those weeks. This week was incredibly unproductive all around, but that happens sometimes. I’m satisfied with the direction this painting is headed, but it’s still a session or two away from being done. Then on to the next subject. In keeping with the first…
Onions with a Side of Drama
I finished this painting right after posting last week. I was so excited to use the nice purple I mixed up that before I knew it, I was signing it. This is my first completed painting in 2017 and I think I’m really starting the year off right. Since I have a whole series of roughly 30…
Mixing a Nice Purple
It’s been a while since I’ve painted some still lifes. In college and for a while after, I almost exclusively painted still lifes. I enjoyed painting them, but didn’t have an audience for them at the time. I’m ready for another go though. My still life project was originally going to be a 30 in…