“Three blush pears.”
The last week of winter has just ended. Well ... actually the last week of March. The winter is supposed to have finished about ten days ago. The weather is becoming warmer and more stable, but still some wind and occasional rain are present. Not to mention that is still quite cool in the morning and afternoon. On the positive note, we just change the hour to the DST, so at least we will have longer evenings for the next few months. Anyway, juggling between daytime job, painting and cycling is not easy, but longer days will definitely help. For this week painting, I have chosen something simple, something I wanted to do for a long time: some blush pears. I couldn’t find any in ages, only the yellow – greenish ones are usually at the supermarket. But, one day after work, I found those three, quite sorry looking pears, left alone on the shelf ... bought them straight away.
I used a reduced version of my palette, with just one blue – ultramarine, without alizarin crimson and with added yellow and brown ochre. I painted it alla prima, without any medium, just turpentine to thin the paints. I finally switched to triple rectified turpentine, from the odorless thinner I used before and I am quite pleased with it. It dries quicker and has a better quality. I am sure it works better for thinning the paints than the odorless versions.
So, here it is:
“Three blush pears.”
Oil on linen.
20 X 30cm (8” X 12”).
