First Pear was painted in less than two hours over a three day period on an 11 x 14 inch canvas. I used Yellow ochre, Payne's grey, Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna and Prussian blue. I laid down the Yellow ochre the first day. I rubbed out a little of the paint to depict sunlight on the wall.
I added Burnt Umber to create the top surface of the table. I then wiped out a rough shape of the pear. It looked good enough and I kept it. I added Payne's grey and Prussian blue to the mix to finish the front of the table.
The wondrous "Floating Pear".
Added a bit of shadow to anchor the pear to the table and called it finished.
It was fun and fast. Wish I could do all my paintings in this manner. They may not be good but they would be fun.
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4 comments:
Painter's block eh? Never really thought of that before!
Is water soluble like the paint kits I had when I was a kid?
Anyway, might be fast and simple, but it also looks very effective.
Kate
Lovely. Love the colour palette. It is very calm and serene and suiting of a pear.
S
Hi Kate,
No, the water soluble oil paints came out in the early 1990s or so. Many painters were finding it intolerable using the harsh chemical solvents used in painting with the "old" oil paints.
I like water soluble paints because of the elimination of the harsh chemicals and the painting process is close to watercolor. My next piece is very much in the watercolor vane.
James (Δ≈)
Thanks Sherry,
It happened quickly and just worked. Wish they could all be that way.
James (Δ≈)
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