"Lemons"

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"Lemons"

9 x 12 in

Oil on Canvas Panel

I started this lemon painting with a dry brush approach, no mediums just very little dry paint on the brush.

After the drawing is established I stated the darks in the wood which was the largest darkest mass to cover.

I started the lemons with just dabbing the correct chroma and value in their correct spots, also making sure the big form is turning.  You can see from this picture how I started with the lemon on the left, I primarily just dab the color not really blending things to perfection at this stage.

This is how it looks when I am done dabbing the colors in the lemons, pretty loose but my primary focus is making sure the big forms are turning and it has a general feel of the correct light.

I then went back into the lemons and stated the darks and also the smaller forms.  Making those indents through out the lemons were fun to do and teaches a lot of how to create texture with these guys.

I then went into the wood and added information of the smaller forms.  I also started to introduce the background color to the base which made the relationship stronger.

This is the finished painting, I kept pushing the lights in the wood to bring out the details.  Overall this painting was a lot of fun to do, always learning with these little guys.  Hope you enjoyed!