"The Lime Slice" - SOLD

 

 

6"x6" oil on gessoed panel

 

Not a very creative title for this one... I tried to keep a new attitude of "fast & loose" with this painting, to cut down on time and add a little bit of "painterly" quality back into the work.

"Lofty Aspirations"

 

 

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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.