Lemons and Lace II Oil 12 x 16
Part of my 'Porcelain' series, Lemons and Lace II, features English
porcelain and one of my favourite props, a vintage blue medicine bottle.
Blue and yellow is one of my favoured colour combinations as I find the
freshness of the yellow lemons against the blue patterning of the china very inspiring. In particular I enjoyed painting the varied depths
of the shadow from the wedge of lemon protruding over the edge of table.
It's these subtle observations that give me so much pleasure in
painting a still life from life.
I've been trying to get back into a regular schedule of painting, following the passing of my father. When you haven't been painting very much, each colour mix and how you approach the painting, seems to be full of challenges. I've decided for the next short while to go back down to smaller pieces and try to get back into the groove of painting, and then I'd like to take a little break from still life and get back into some landscape pieces. Landscapes always feel so freeing as opposed to the close concentration of still lifes. They come off my brush in a much more impressionistic style. I hope that by mixing things up a bit I'll get back in the groove. Have you had moments when the paint just doesn't seem to flow off your brush or you're just not getting behind the easel as much as you used to? What did you do to overcome this obstacle? I'd love to hear some thoughts and suggestions.
