Thursday, August 28, 2008

"Lofty Aspirations"

 
 
 
5" x 7" oil on linen panel
 
Everybody else in the world has painted limes at some point, so I figured I'd go ahead and give it a try. I also picked up some linen panels on my most recent internet re-supply run. I think I prefer the look of Ampersand Gessobord, but paint does handle better on a nice textured surface.
 
This photo was very hard to manipulate into a correct representation of the actual painting. The light values and subtle colors in the background were tricky to tune with levels and saturation. Somehow the red accent markings on the limes got lost, and the shadows of the limes are a warmer gray (not so much black) on the real work.

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