“Paprika, red bell pepper and a red bell pepper core.”
This was a difficult, but good week. I had to juggle with work, making art, cycling and getting ready for my first solo exhibition, at the Hub in Verwood. I managed in the end to do all that I wanted, but it wasn’t easy. Especially, because cycling takes more and more of my time, being a bit addictive.
Anyway, with art, I started the week slow and then struggled all the way. I have chosen a simple composition, with a box of paprika, a red bell pepper and a red bell pepper core. I thought it was going to be an easy one, but it wasn’t the case. Soon after I started painting, I begun to dislike it. To the point of hating it. But, with no time to play around, I had to complete it.
I used my usual palette and have chosen liquin for a medium. Painted it in few sessions in the evenings and through out Sunday. Mostly was alla prima, except for the background which kept drying quickly, because of the thinner paint mixed with liquin.
So, here it is:
“Paprika, red bell pepper and a red bell pepper core.”
Oil on linen.
24 X 30cm (10” X 12”)
