It's amazing how different your life becomes once you meet the half-way mark. The clock keeps ticking faster and faster. There just isn't enough time to do everything you want to do in your life. When you are young you don't think about it. It's count down and I want it to really count this time around.
Friday, April 2, 2010
Gouache-en Plein Air-Condiments
Boy was it ever a fun plein air session last Saturday! It was very cold outside and only two of us brave soles ventured out. We ended up at a local Caribou Coffee shop and sat inside to paint. I looked around and decided to paint a high counter of various condiments and creamers that were sitting on the top of the cabinet. The light was hitting the containers and reflecting off of them; so I thought it would be a good challenge to try and capture the reflections on the surface of the cabinet and the containers. Painting stainless steel is very difficult for me, so this was a good plein air challenge.
Here is my finished painting, gouache on mat board, approx. 6 x 8.
Cindy, glad you like my change of pace. What interested me in this subject was all the reflections. It was a challenge to get the colors of the reflections and the shapes to look right.
I love it! Your choice of subject material is excellent. Such a chanage from your usual pastoral scenes. I love it!
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Cindy, glad you like my change of pace. What interested me in this subject was all the reflections. It was a challenge to get the colors of the reflections and the shapes to look right.
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