Thursday, October 20, 2011

Still Life with Cantaloupe



12" X 16", Acrylic on Canvas

This is done for the PADT challenge.  Its from the photo posted by Lela Stankovic which I found to be beautiful with many reflections bouncing to and fro. It seemed intimidating at first and the more I thought how to approach it, the more difficult it seemed. But when I dived into it, the going got comfortable. Capturing the subtle reflections and value changes was challenging.  Lela's detailed instructions on how to approach the subject proved very valuable. Overall, I'm happy with the outcome, especially because, I didn't spend more time fixing it. This time, there was an urgent sense to wrap it up quickly

6 comments:

  1. Beautiful painting...esp the reflections on the vase.

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  2. Thanks Nidhi! Yeah, it was fun to work on the reflections.

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  3. Beautifully painted Anita!! I can see so much detail,on the vase and the skin of the melon,and as a whole picture it is really very impressive!!

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  4. Anita, you painted this scene so beautifully. I love the detail on the vase and the reflection from the melon. Everything is so well painted.

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  5. Wow! Anita, this is just gorgeous. I'm going to try this painting too. It looked intimidating to me, but I will try. I'm so impressed with your work!

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  6. beautiful....the vase looks like a an actual photo!!

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