Starting yet another dragonfruit still life. I'm having fun with the setup on this one, but I'm still figuring out the dragonfruit. And here's an example of why to keep a sketchbook—I found an old sketch with bright, highly saturated colors and I'm trying that out with this still life. If that fails, I have some other ideas—again, based on unrelated old sketches that sparked new ideas.
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UPDATE: Okay, as requested, I'm attaching two recent highly-saturated sketches. In my mind, I'm also referencing my "kitchen" sketches. All of them are set against a bright sunny background and require strong colors to stand up to the wall color. A few follow and you'll see what I mean.
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Post the sketchbook sketch so we can see what you’re talking about!
ReplyDeleteyeah, I want to see the luscious sketches too!
ReplyDeleteSo, I think you have a long way to go to bring your colors up to speed in the top painting. Also you have to figure out the countertop color - you need a dark as a foil for the bright colors….and using complementary colors seem to be part of the magic…the sketches are glorious!
ReplyDeleteWhat I like about the sketches is the hard edges. Your painting looks too soft right now, but of course it is still very early.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all…..nice touch with the dragon. Second…..love the colors-especially the last one and, of course, the first one which is inspirational to me.
ReplyDeleteIt's already very cool and it's just getting started. And the added sketches just add to the anticipation.
ReplyDeleteLove the loose soft but vivid color of these. And that little red pot about to boil over.
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