The two sided paper box is draped with a cloth and lit with a clip on booklight. The light is moved around until u get the best shadow(s). After the object is drawn, overhead light is turned off and u paint. Kinda hard to paint in the dark, but very meditative.
The lake scene had a wonderful delicate quality until I made a mistake. I was then free and ended up with careless mistakes. From delicate to sledgehammer.
Whatever the instructions, the cocktail shaker looks great, especially the sideways one. I like the mix of colors on the surface. Your sunset is pretty good imo, the sky especially. I like how all the garishness is in the water. These scenes are are so hard to paint…better left up to the photographers!
ReplyDeleteThose are two hard subjects—and both of your paintings worked so well! The silver shaker is beautiful with all the shadows, highlights and reflected colors. And I'm not seeing the mistakes in the lake at all. The colors, and especially the reflections of the land masses are lovely.
ReplyDeleteThose cocktail shakers are magnificent!
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