My Visual Diary - Original Paintings

November 25, 2014

Pepper Go-Round

(oil on gessoboard; 6"x 6")

I like the sense of movement in this composition - it adds some fun to an otherwise "still" life.   I did this one in painting class.  Someone brought a big bag of red peppers and they looked so juicy and delicious that I had to try and paint them.  I was consciously working on putting in the object highlights without resorting to using pure white paint, and I think it worked well here to use yellow - I think the value is true to life. 

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