Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Still life of Fruit w/ Cup


Since the fruit I have is still in good shape, I set up this little still life, along with a cup I bought at the dollar store. I started by drawing in the shapes of the fruit and cup with some thin dark paint...

I thought I would take pictures as I went along... I painted in the background, and then started on the lime...
Then I started on the strawberries.... and after that I went outside to take a break and get some fresh air, it was such a gorgous day today, and I saw this beauitiful butterfly visiting the butterfly bush in my garden!! I ran back in the house to get my camera, and ran back out hoping it hadn't flown away yet, and it was still there!! so I took some pictures.... I usually see orange and black monarch butterflies there, this was the first time I ever saw one like this!... and after a while I went back in the house and returned to my painting...
...I painted in the lemon... and finished up with the design on the cup....
Oil on 5"x7" Canvas Panel

I'll be leaving on a trip to VA at the end of the week, I'm going to visit my sister for a few days, so I won't be posting any new paintings or eBay auctions until I get back. Bye for now...

2 comments:

  1. I always marvel at the way you capture the texture of lemon, limes and strawberries! Beautifully done.

    Have a nice trip and visit!

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  2. Thank you, Marilyn, I always appreciate your comments!

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