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Lemons and Crysanthemums

19/5/2019

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Oil on panel 12x9" available from Singulart online gallery
I started this painting back in April after the weather had gone cold and grey.  I needed a splash of colour and sunshine!
The addition of lemons links this floral composition back to my previous lemon series. 

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Painting 44: Stonewear Jug with Apples II

7/3/2019

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Realist still life oil painting, two jugs and applesPicture
Oil painting on primed card 6x4"
Another little compositional study completed on Wednesday- two sick children to look after now - hence the lack of paintings! I’ll be back soon...
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Painting 43 : Stoneware Jug with Apples

5/3/2019

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Realist still life oil painting stoneware jug with apples
Oil painting on panel 5x7"
I've got an ill child again unfortunately - just a virus, poor little thing, but she's been ill for a few days now so I'm back to trying to paint and write late into the evening.  
I made this little study last night, the objects have crept round to the other side of the shadow box where the light is a little different again.  I like the strong diagonal shadows on the objects, but am not happy about how close they are to the drapes at the back.  I was thinking of painting the backgound entirely black but I think ill leave it as it is and try something different next time. 
I painted this pretty quickly, and only with sable brushes just so that I could try out the composition.  Ill be doing a few more quick studies like this as I'm planning on trying some larger still life pieces.

Not going to attempt to paint tonight as I finished this one so late  night last and got woken up a few times as well.  I feel a bit odd not painting on the days I can't paint, like something really important is missing.

So far I've managed 43 out of 64 days which isn't bad considering how little time I get.  Its definitely improved my painting a lot.



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Daily painting 31: 8/2/2019 Red Apple

8/2/2019

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Oil painting on primed card 6x4”

The shiny red skin of this apple makes it an irresistible subject to paint - however high chroma objects like this are quite difficult to render. It’s impossible to match the chroma in the lighter values, so I add in a little cadmium yellow medium which takes the hue around towards orange but keeps the chroma quite high. The values in the mid tones and lights are pretty compressed as well. I’d love to hear from other artists how they get around the high value, high chroma problem in their paintings.
Daily oil painting of a shiny red apple set against a black background
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Daily painting 26: 27/01/2019 Clementine

28/1/2019

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Original oil painting on primed card 6x3"
Left it a little late to get started tonight and then my youngest woke up from a nightmare while I was in the middle of painting this clementine.  Ended up being a late one!
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Daily painting 25: 26/01/2019 Strawberries

26/1/2019

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Picture
Original oil painting on primed card 6x3"
I'm sneaking a bit of summer into January with these strawberries.
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Daily painting 23: 23/01/2019 Clay vase with apples (unfinished)

23/1/2019

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Original oil painting on mdf board 9x7"
 I wanted to see if I could bring some of the experience I've gained lately of working swiftly en plein air into painting a still life. I selected a 9x6" panel as this is what I've been working on a lot outdoors lately and set up a still life using some objects I have already painted to give myself a bit more of a chance. As usual I worked from the back of the set up to the front. You can see some progress shots in the slideshow below.
I tried really hard to work as directly as I could, aiming to lay down each stroke with the right colour and leave it without any further adjustments or strokes over the top. I didn't manage this over very much of the painting, but I did find that my concentration and decision making had improved a lot.  After 1.5 hours it was time to stop as I had to pick up my youngest daughter from nursery. Very frustrating as I was so nearly done. I'll finish off tomorrow as long as the light is ok. 
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Daily painting 15: 15/01/2019 Two russet apples

15/1/2019

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 Original oil painting on canvas covered board 8x6" available from Newbloodart
I decided to have another go at the russet apples - I had a bit of painters' block this morning, so I decided to try a slightly different approach to help me get going. I picked an 8x6" canvas covered board and started off with my larger brushes.  It felt good to work a bit more freely after working on such tiny paintings for the last couple of weeks. I might try another this size tomorrow.
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Daily painting 13: 13/01/2019 Russet apple

13/1/2019

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Picture
Original oil painting on primed card 5x4"
This russet apple was another find at the greengrocer's.  I love the colour and the matte appearance of their skin. They are also more of a flattened sphere than other varieties which makes an interesting change.
I felt frustrated to have to stop as I can see a few things I'd still like to work on, but unfortunately I can't keep painting all night..
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Daily painting 12: 12/01/2019 Chinese Pear

12/1/2019

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Picture
 original oil painting on primed card 3x5". Available from my Etsy shop
This Chinese pear caught my eye at the local greengrocers this morning. I love the smooth pale skin. I'd love to make a larger painting with a few of these when I get time.
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    About me

    I am a realist painter, working in oils, painting landscape and still life. 
    ​Based in Twickenham, London, UK. 
    My oil paintings have been exhibited in several open exhibitions in London including the NEAC, ROI, RBA and Discerning Eye. 

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