Sunday, April 12, 2009

Still Life with Three Lemons and a Mug (Day 1)

Today I'm starting on a new painting.
This time I'm experimenting a new approach, and it might turn out to be a different style. For the whole process of painting, I will follow my intuition. I'm little scared but also excited at the same time. Will see how it goes.
Here is my model - three lemons and my favorite coffee mug sitting on the front edge of my bookcase.


I sketched out the objects on my canvas and applied first layer of underpainting with acrylic. I chose to paint it with acrylic at this stage since it dries fast and will be ready for next layer. I picked the colors based on their temperatures (warm vs. cool).


Then I applied second layer of underpainting with same acrylic colors to make it more solid and be ready for oil.


I think this is a good time to take a break. The underpainting need to be thoroughly dry, and tomorrow I will start applying oil layers.

6 comments:

  1. can't wait to see how this one comes out.

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  2. Hey Peter... I liked your comment on Arthur Simo's painting so I followed the breadcrumbs back to your blog. I'm glad I did. I'm looking forward to seeing further progression photos on this piece!

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  3. Hi Mary,
    Thanks for visiting my blog.
    It's so fun to meet new people everyday and get to know their passion.
    And I can't wait either to see how my new painting would evolve.

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  4. Sheila,
    Thank you so much for visiting my blog and becoming a follower - it's so kind of you!
    I'll be checking your blog shortly too.

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  5. Hi, Peter - and I found my way here from Sheila's blog. Great work, and I'm looking forward to following. Liz

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  6. Hi Liz,
    Welcome to my blog.
    And thank you for following it!

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