Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Still Life


This is a still life painting I have done for a thread on Wetcanvas.
8" X 10" acrylic on board
C&C welcome

6 comments:

  1. Looking good Anne, I love the seeds on the strawberries! The highlights look good.

    That kiwi fruit could be a bit furrier, but I have no idea offhand how to go about that. Have a play with textures on scrap paper. Have a look in the watercolour forum for the Texture Classroom by Ona. You can use the same principal with acrylics..

    You rushing it again woman? I can see the unpainted bits between the background and the fruit. You paint that background last?

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  2. I did actually paint the background first but then, as usual, but had to change it as I didn't like it .....
    I also find it difficult to get rid of the grid lines .....

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  3. I paint over the grid lines with gesso before I start to paint. As I am painting, the lines disappear under the paint. I very rarely grid these days, just draw freehand, but I did grid that Elliot Bay painting. The first time I drew it, I hated it, so gridded it no worries.

    You need to buy a small brush to paint right up the those edges woman, and lightly so it isn't noticeable..

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  4. Love the reflective light on the fabric and the apple and squash are very well painted....well done Anne!

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  5. What a nice job you did Anne, I love the texture of the strawberries. How did you do it? I tried and failed to get that texture.

    You did a great job on the lighting too but I owuld have added some three-dimensionality to the yellow pepper.

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  6. Mackb I could never say how I do any of my paintings as I don't have any particular way of doing them. I just keep putting on layers of paint until it looks something to what I am aiming for ....when it gets close to that I stop ....usually it never gets close to it though ..... that's why I have so many unfinished pieces in my artroom!!

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