“A wine grape cluster at I Veroni.”
The memories from the Italian painting trip are still fresh. And I believe it was a great workshop and I become a better, more confident painter. I remember one day, around lunch time, we all went to the wine yard and did a sketch of some grape clusters, like a still life from nature. It was incredibly warm, I felt like I was melting under the Tuscan sun. I was sweating and felt a bit dehydrated, but this didn’t stop me. I even covered my head with a towel, but it was a painful experience. In the end I succeeded and managed to bring the painting to a point where I could finish it later, in the studio. And that is exactly what I did.
I chose to complete the little painting as part of my weekly challenge, for the third week in a row. I feel like I need to complete all my Italian paintings, before doing something new.
I had to work a bit at the background, retouching especially the leaves and the stems, then I refreshed the grape cluster and added the highlights.
I used my usual palette and no medium.
So, here it is:
“A wine grape cluster at I Veroni.”
Oil on linen.
20 X 30cm (8” X 12”).
