Friday, February 4, 2011

"Tea Cup and Grapes"




Oil on 6x6 panel.

I had a blue background on this, thinking that the blue would go nicely with the green grapes. I tried different shades of blue, and I just never loved it. So, finally I decided to just paint a very dark background, ( I think I used viridian, and transparent oxide brown). I like it much better now.

7 comments:

  1. I really love how you make those delicate tea cups look so true to life. So beautiful!

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  2. So stunning, Debbie! Truly beautiful painting.

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  3. Your technique is lovely in that it is very precise without losing the mystery and "painterlyness."

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  4. I love all of your paintings. I think the darker background on this lovely painting is a much better choice. It makes the tea cup and grapes stand out.

    I enjoy your blog. You have nice paintings as well as a good music.

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  5. It's a beaut, as usual; question please: How far away do you paint from your still life set-up? I'm squished in a small room, so I have the habit of setting up my still life directly on my left, next to my easel on the table. I wonder if that's a bad habit, like it's too close. Thanks Debbie!

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  6. wow debbie! outstanding work! so thrilled to have stumbled upon your blog today!
    linda

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