“The pineapple has been carved.”
All week I have been working at a still life involving a whole pineapple and a red apple. I finished it on Saturday and I am quite pleased with it. Well executed, better than my previous pineapple, done few years ago. But, with the composition, I played safe, perhaps a bit too predictable; at least that is how I feel that my style becomes. I have to start playing more with the subjects and the composition of my still life paintings. Hence, for my weekly painting I wanted to do something a bit different with my model for the week, the pineapple. I carved it, ate some and did a composition with the remaining pieces, including the top with the leaves. I created a bit of drama with the light and painted alla prima over few sessions on Sunday.
Started it in the morning and finished it in the evening, but with some breaks and having some friends coming by, so unable to paint few hours in the afternoon. This means that when I started I was working in natural light, and kept room quite dark and by the time I finished I was under artificial light, also kept to a minimum. I used again the B & W viewing filter for adjusting the values and used a limited palette again. I didn’t use medium, just paints and turpentine to thin them.
So, here it is:
“The pineapple has been carved.”
Oil on linen.
24 X 30cm (10” X 12”).
