Being a professional artist can kill the enjoyment of doing art. It seems like with deadlines for art shows, commissions and teaching classes makes it work, not pleasure.
Tonight, though, I decided it was time for just me. I grabbed a fresh canvas, set up a quick still life and lit it with a lamp, then relaxed for an hour. I just wanted to enjoy myself.
This is what I came up with. My technique is to separate everything by shapes and values first, painting them separately. It’s like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. In this painting you’ll also see reflections of the apples in the pot, as well as highlights. The pot looks metal, but when I was painting it you would have thought I was just painting stripes. See, it works! And I even had fun!
Comments on Tonight’s Painting
What a great painting! I’d love to have it in my house – it’s really neat. And I’m so glad you were able to relax and just have fun.
You are AMAZING!
Good for you for painting something just for the fun of it. I can’t believe you did that in an hour!
I love the teapot, especially, but the apples are awesome as well.
Mmmmm…. I think I want to go eat an ampple now.
That is awesome. I love the reflections in the teapot and the light on all of the items in your still life. Marvelous!