Day 65
I bought two new vases before I left on vacation. One orange, one clear. They have been turning up in my last few paintings. Choosing a great object to incorporate into these quick still life pieces is not as easy as it seems.
In one of my earlier pieces I had borrowed an old ketchup dispenser from my sister who likes to collect antiques. It had all the ingredients that I like to paint, glass and metal. "What a great looking item to paint", I thought. But once I started the painting process (I never seem to notice it when I'm drawing), it became clear that this innocent looking dispenser was in fact a cold blooded killer. Too much detail in the metal. It was large and didn't seem to work well with any of the other items I had. So I've learned, ever so slightly, what to look for in objects that work well with these small types of paintings.
I'm hoping as I progress, I'll be able to paint anything, no matter how detailed, or just learn to block out the details and paint the important core of the subject matter.
PS: I'm a couple months from my one year anniversary of this blog. Though I'm happy with my progress, I'm not happy with the amount of posts I have. This spring has really been crazy and has kept me from getting into a nice groove. I'm going to really buckle down and try to reach 100 posts by August 19th. Wish me luck.
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In one of my earlier pieces I had borrowed an old ketchup dispenser from my sister who likes to collect antiques. It had all the ingredients that I like to paint, glass and metal. "What a great looking item to paint", I thought. But once I started the painting process (I never seem to notice it when I'm drawing), it became clear that this innocent looking dispenser was in fact a cold blooded killer. Too much detail in the metal. It was large and didn't seem to work well with any of the other items I had. So I've learned, ever so slightly, what to look for in objects that work well with these small types of paintings.
I'm hoping as I progress, I'll be able to paint anything, no matter how detailed, or just learn to block out the details and paint the important core of the subject matter.
PS: I'm a couple months from my one year anniversary of this blog. Though I'm happy with my progress, I'm not happy with the amount of posts I have. This spring has really been crazy and has kept me from getting into a nice groove. I'm going to really buckle down and try to reach 100 posts by August 19th. Wish me luck.
Buy it now
Two Vases
6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
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