Well, it turns out that there wasn’t much left to be done to my rose. You know, the one that was glaring at me because I let it sit unfinished for almost three months? THAT rose.
I added some blue to the leaves and stems, and some red and blue to the petals. We’ll pretend that I used the Permanent Rose, as I had three months ago, instead of picking up the Alizarin Crimson with my brush, because they look pretty much the same before you add water, and I was already using the Alizarin Crimson (can you say that three times fast?) for those apples from my last post. I also used Cadmium Yellow Pale and Cobalt Blue again. On to my next project…
or the experts, and especially if you are a perfectionist. There is always something more to add, or tweak, until you have ruined what was fresh and spontaneous!
But first, I want to paint some fruit. Step 1: Arrange the fruit and draw it. I attempted to encourage the viewer’s eyes to move across the page in a figure eight. Beginning with the orange, they will move down across the pear from right to left, then to the upright apple, and then the apple on its side. To complete the figure eight , I will place the edge of the table in the lower left corner, hoping that the viewer will glance that way next, and then back to the center. We’ll see.
When You're Bored 