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| We are doing this painting in the beginner class, although I had my doubts as to whether this was a beginner painting! There are three challenging aspects to this painting. The bag is one, the shadow is another and then the apples are the third. The upper background is a good size to try to master.....it's not too large of an area, so I felt it was good for a beginner and not too difficult. |
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| Unfortunately, I only took one progress picture......I forgot to take anymore! Sorry, when I get engrossed in a painting I can also get absent minded. Anyway....let's start with the background. I used Thalo blue, winsor yellow and burnt sienna. I made the mix a little more yellow on the left and more blue on the right. I didn't want the background to be all one color. I painted it wet on dry and I slightly blurred the edge between the table and the background on the left by adding a little water along the painted edge after I painted it. Be careful not to add too much water or you'll get a bloom! | | | |
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Next I started on the bag. I just used plain 'ol yellow ochre in a very light wash to cover the bag and leaving the parts that remain white. I added permanent rose while wet in the what I felt were the pinker areas. This is reflected light from the apples through the bag or against the bag.
