Bruschetta Anyone II?

They say practice makes perfect. This is the second “practice” at this still life set up. I wanted the background less prominent and the tomato the brightest possible red/orange that reality allows.

6″ x 6″ Oil on Panel

Yellow and Red Makes Orange

What happens when you mix yellow and red tomatoes with olive oil? You get something wonderful! In this case, the oil was infused with red peppers and had a delicious orange glow as the sun shone through the bottle. I tried to stay with the blue and orange world of complimentary colors though the tomatoes were really red and yellow.

6″ x 6″ Oil on Panel

Last Night's Shopping!

Last night shopping for produce I remembered someone telling me they love to paint beautiful translucent red tomatoes. Luckily, we had small salads for dinner so I still had a subject to paint this morning!  I executed quickly using oil on clay board. I find this combination makes me paint in an entirely different way-more intentionally. My challenge was the shifting light coming through the window. The shadows kept moving and I didn't move fast enough.  Oh well - another one on the list to try again.

Last Night's Shopping!  6" x 6" Oil on Clay board