Tuesday, January 20, 2015

30/30 Challenge - Solitary Onion - Day 20

We (meaning all the participants in the challenge) are two-thirds of the way complete!!
I must say, I am feeling several emotions ranging from panic to relief that we are on the home stretch... just 10 more days to create/paint something and get it posted. I've learned more than a few things about myself and the painting process.

So for today, it's a solitary onion that sprouted after sitting in the studio for weeks! Nothing about the materials changed except I used Senso clear acrylic primed canvas.

Day 20

Didn't make much fuss - just wanted to paint what I saw paying particular attention to reflected light. I plan to work with this idea in the future and consider the direct light, the reflected light, as well as the ambient light. There really is a difference and especially noticeable when working with 'whitish' objects. I will be more deliberate about setting things up next time I work on this idea.

The background in this photo shows more color intensity than the actual painting. I'm thinking my camera may need some adjusting, as well as figuring out a fool-proof way to get rid of the darn glare.

Since, I'm tired and hungry right now, I'm calling it a wrap!!





4 comments:

  1. Such a beautiful onion. I especially love the green tops.
    I understand about blues becoming more dominant than it actually is. - red is another color hard to capture. I have to desaturate and it still can be difficult.

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  2. Something beautiful abut a simple white object but the green at top is what really turns me on. Love this piece.
    I had commented on this before but I think when I do it from my phone it doesn't always work. Like it enough to come back and make sure you know this one is great.

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    1. Just found the reply feature... so funny how we can see what's right in front of our noses sometimes. Thank you for the encouragement; it means so much to me.

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