Day 1 30 Paintings in 30 Days Jan 2017

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 Day 1, 30 Paintings in 30 Days - Jan 2017

Today, I thought I'd show you something about the process I often, but not always, use.

Painting in the middle of the night to bring in the New Year brought me this little piece.

 Here's today's treasure

Alice Edwards 1949 --
Lemons and Jug
8" x 6"
oil on canvas board

Here's an interesting fact. Setting up a still life can take more time then the actual painting. You try it this way, then that way. You add things in. You take things out. It could take hours or even days if you're really thinking it through. Often you wind up back where you started.

You need to think about light and shadow, composition, format, colour, values etc (not that order mind you). Time can be the biggest factor in the look of the thing. Any of these can make you or break you.

There are times you wind up with a dud.

It happens.generally from not thinking it through simply by jumping into painting for the sheer feel of it.

We've all done it.

Sometimes a masterpiece, Ah ... Sometimes you get something special.