Asparagus - Oil on gesso board 7" x 5"
Art In The Open 2016
8 years ago
Monday, 23 February 2015
Asparagus
It seems like I'm developing a serious shopping habit, browsing for suitable still life subjects on the fruit and vegetable stands. This trip I took a fancy to this bunch of asparagus spears which rapidly landed on my still life bench. I found the subject taxing in that there were a variety of greens to be mixed as well as balancing the pink tones. This is a subject that I could return to as I found it a good exercise in mixing and good preparation for moving outdoors and dealing with the range of greens that present we plein air painters with so many problems.
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4 comments:
You made me laugh? Spending a lot of time at the supermarket shopping for subjects are you? Good for you. I love asparagus. They are a natural diuretic. They also have darker shadows. Richard SCHMID said I making shadows not dark enough is a common error. Be bold friend!
Hate say it Mick, the asparagus look like cutouts. You could integrate the shadows into the a'gus, maybe. Great colours though.
Linda - Pleased to amuse but it is becoming a bit of a habit. Agree shadows in this need some attention.
Ray - Aware that they look a bit 'cut out' probably to do with the way I painted it. I concentrated on trying to make the spears look right then painted in the back and foreground after. Your solution is the way to go.
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