I needed a change, so I played with oil sticks today and came up with these ghost lemons. With only 5 colours to choose from (including a very pale yellow), I might have considered a different subject – but I didn’t.
Author: ssemchuk
Day Nine
Day Eight
Cups and a lemon. Because I’m Canadian and have a need to state the obvious.
Day Seven
Another day, another four lemons.
Day Six
I tried something a little different here and enjoyed it. I think I will have to play with this some more.
Day Five
Another day, another painting.
Day Four
I had a tough time applying myself today. And this did not turn out how I’d imagined it in my head. I’m a quarter of the way through though.
Day Three
Another painting done and I enjoyed this one more.
I drew it out first, but found that frustrating. I had a lunch date and had to rush off after I finished it, thinking I’d photograph my still life set up later to post. And then I ate the grapes as I was running out the door. Of course they looked JUST LIKE in my painting. I started with a grey panel and I liked the experience of that. I’m getting a little annoyed with having to fill the whole background in; it feels uneccessary, so I prepped some panels to provide different background options. They’ll need a few coats of gesso before they’re ready, but we’ll see how that turns out. Could be good, could be a learning experience…
Day Two, Painting Two
Why is it that my peppers always look like pumpkins?
I’m a little happier with this one. I struggled with the colours I used for my shadows on the pepper itself and I might have found a better option had I experimented a bit more. I started with a charcoal drawing of the same pepper in order to get a good sense of the tones. I think that helped.
susanne semchuk 