Day 3#

Painting #3

July 1, 2012

For my third painting I wanted to do a still life, which is not something I have done since college. With the exception of a pencil drawing with a teacher. Funny enough the drawing has the same pitcher in it. 

I chose this pitcher because they have sentimental value and I love them. I say them because there are actually three of them in varying sizes. This is the mid size - not that any one would know that by looking at this. The challenge was finding fabric to use as a back drop, I don't have any! This fabric is actually an old hair cutting cape from years ago when I was a hairdresser. It is a nylon fabric and it is iridescent purple, with tones of pink and blue. I didn't want to throw all those colors in it in the painting because I thought it would detract from the pitcher. The grapes on the pitcher and the cape are not really so similar in color but I wanted to keep the colors similar in the painting. 

Over all I am fairly pleased with the outcome the pitcher is a little distorted and I do think the fabric could have been a little softer looking but I think the shadows and highlights are fairly good.

Oil on canvas board
8"x10"