Day 21

I thought I'd pump up the color on this piece. Nothing wrong with that, right? 

Keeping my focus from yesterday (conservative painting application) didn't work as well on this subject. I don't want to limit myself with subject matter, but I need to be mindful of what items work well with what I'm trying to do. Though I love painting metal, it's not easy to keep it simple. At least not at my skill level.

Once this piece was finished, I noticed that maybe my shadows were not pronounced enough. That's a composition and lighting problem. Tomorrow night I'm going to be a little more thorough with my still life setup. Just like in the painting stages, I need to plan my approach better when setting these up.

Peppers and Chrome

6" x 6" oil on gessoboard