"That's Just Peachy"
Oil
30x30
Copyright 2011 J. Bellinger
I forgot to post this painting earlier in January. The blue tablecloth I have had for 25 years and has finally made it into my still life stash of fabrics. I went shopping for new fabrics to inspire more in the white plate/fruit series. Stay tuned.
Art tip # 25:
People are so intrigued by the fuzziness of the peaches but we painters know it is just a matter of mixing that really grayed color..same for plums. Mix what you see and it will read correctly..isolate the color with a small 2x3 cardboard with a hole punched in the middle. Hold it over the area you want to identify the color..give that color you see a name. More than likely you will be hesitant to name it because it is so neutral. Ask yourself "is it yellowish or blueish?" I find that is more helpful than "warmer or cooler" (I got that tip from watching Daniel Greene's dvd on color mixing..excellent dvd by the way.
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4 comments:
Lovely, Jennifer. I'm in awe of the tablecloth. Your depections of fabric are alway wonderful.
I bought a red-striped tea-towel this week to try to move out of my comfort zone. It may take a long time to accomplish that move!
Thanks, Virginia. Painting fabric, or drapery really, is a matter of studying where the lights, midtones and shadows are with blending where each zone touches. I also do a lot of scumbling/dragging on of lights. Happy painting!
right! Gray!!
You do the fabrics so well and I'm sitting on a stash of stripes and.....avoiding them :(
I need to be braver...what do I have to lose...sheesh
Mary, You will do just fine painting stripes, they are just shapes of color like everything else.
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