The pomegranates came from my neighbor’s tree. This is the first time I’ve taken a photo of a still life subject, with the specific intent of painting it. (I learned a little about composition from this effort. The three fruit are lined up in such a way that they create more empty space at the top and bottom than I want.) This was also an exercise in speed. I wanted to what would happen if I tried to just focus on what I saw and didn’t over-think it. Start to finish (with the exception of some very slight touch up) was under two hours (10:00 PM to midnight).
For the wall, I created a deep burgundy by blending Cadmium Red, just a hint of blue and carbon black. It’s almost a perfect match for the walls in my dining room.
The table cloth underneath is made up of iridescent gold, raw umber and a titanium white. (The shadows are a light wash of carbon black, cad red and yellow, applied with a stiff brush.) The “flower” is almost pure yellow ochre.
The fruit is shades of cadmium red and diarylide yellow, with touches of raw umber, black and/or dioxazine purple for the deeper shading.
For the wall, I created a deep burgundy by blending Cadmium Red, just a hint of blue and carbon black. It’s almost a perfect match for the walls in my dining room.
The table cloth underneath is made up of iridescent gold, raw umber and a titanium white. (The shadows are a light wash of carbon black, cad red and yellow, applied with a stiff brush.) The “flower” is almost pure yellow ochre.
The fruit is shades of cadmium red and diarylide yellow, with touches of raw umber, black and/or dioxazine purple for the deeper shading.
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