“Beer bottle and mug”
What a fantastic week has been. I had a week long full course at Sarum Studio in Salisbury, studying more life and cast drawing. And because it was a full week I have decided to work in oils on linen, a very good experience. I even did a charcoal portrait. Exciting! At home, I had more time to experiment with still life, working on lights and shadows.
I enjoyed doing the beer bottles last week, hence I decided to do a beer bottle again, and again my favourite brand. After setting up the objects I have played with the light till I obtained this lovely cast shadow.
Reduced palette again, just burnt umber, a warm black (vine black), cadmium yellow medium ,alizarin crimson, a green (for convenience) and titanium white. I used turps to thin the paints and just a touch of medium (de Mayerne), only for the labels and the mug.
“Beer bottle and mug.”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”).
