Now, the Christmas is gone and so is the new year. We just entered a new decade. Hopefully, I will have more time for art and will be able to achieve more. The weather is still very British, I can’t remember when I last seen the sun. And not getting dry for more than half a day. Annoying! But, at least is a good time for more still life painting. After a few paintings with fruits, I decided to change a bit the subject matter. Just a bit. So I went for some vegetables, the main actors of a stew. I would normally use leeks, but as I couldn’t find any at the local supermarket, I replaced them with a fennel. And obviously, I added my “favourite” pumpkin. Is still going strong, although keeps changing the colour and, probably, the shape. I hope it doesn’t survive for much longer, or I will become allergic to pumpkins. Had long hours at work and long commute, last week, hence I wasn’t able to paint to many hours during the week, so just finished the painting yesterday. I painted it mostly alla prima, but some drying occurred during the process, because of long break. I used my favourite smelly turpentine and no medium. Still using the reduced palette with some warm grey added. Here it is: “Ready for the stew.” Oil on linen. 40 X 30 cm (16” X 12”)
