“Still life with plums and tangerine.”
It may look like it’s becoming a habit, me painting fruits, or flowers, but, in fact it isn’t. It just happened. One day I will surprise the audience with something different. One day ...
But for now, another painting with fruits would do. It is still the season for indoor painting and still the fruits or flowers are the most convenient subjects. Fruits are better, because they last long and they don’t move, unlike flowers.
I did the setup using a glass bowl and a tangerine segment. I used a black backdrop and a dark grey tea towel.
For paints, I used my usual palette, also used liquin as a medium and, of course, some turps.
I painted alla prima, but worked in layers, using liquin for the background and for the plums, being very dark; without medium, dark colours tend to dry very dull.
So, here it is:
“Still life with plums and tangerine.”
Oil on linen.
24 X 30cm (10” X 12”).
