Can you see the difference?

Three Mandarin paintings are now complete! The first is on paper, the next two are in birch panel. One is in Acrylic, the other is Acrylic Finished in Oil Paint. These still look rough but I think I like the effect.

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Mandarins are a symbol of abundance and good fortune in the Chinese New Year. The colour orange is said to be Joyous and uplifting. They are so tasty this time of year!

Little drawing issues

I want to work on several mandarin paintings and I’m off to a good start. The little drawing and proportion difficulties are bugging me. I decided to trace and overlay from the photo to check my first painting.

Set Up

Source Photo

The first painting is by eye, using a grid.

Check out this video about procrastination and the benefits of reworking an idea or image.   https://youtu.be/M6NsEDwHHiE

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Sketch

 Unfinished Mandarins 2

There are changes to proportion, but my mistakes aren’t as glaring as I had supposed while doing the work.

New Still Life, moving paintings along...

So many projects! I know it’s good to have several on the go, so things can dry and I gain some distance, but this is ridiculous!
Yesterday An acrylic I’ve been planning to redo for a along time came together. The 2018 original from years ago was on paper. I always liked it despite its roughness, and may do several more.

New Bookmark

Happy to do these as a simple way to develop iPad skills. I forget how to do thing if I don’t practice regularly. After printing a set of four bookmarks I found two of them needed tweaking, as print reveals flaws not seen on screen.
This one is a weird combination of morning and high noon light.