"Oh, My Darlin'" Oil painting of a peeled Clementine on 5 x 5" panel by Lesley Spanos. ©Copyright 2009, all rights reserved.
It’s that time again – Virtual Sketch Date time! I had an awesome time with last month’s challenge, so here we are again. This month’s reference photo was provided by Jeanette Jobson. The image was huge and full of detailm which makes it so much easier to paint. Thank you, Jeanette!
I don’t recall painting peeled citrus before. When I saw the reference, thoughts of Carol Marine’s drool-worthy citrus paintings immediately came to mind. I love the way she depicts the light shining through citrus. While I can’t come close to painting as well as she does, I chose to make the translucency of the fruit my top priority.
Here are some photos I took along the way:
The canvas was toned with loosely applied acrylics in pthalo blue, burnt umber, and naphthol red. Warm colors in the foreground, cool colors in the background. After the background was dry, I switched to oils to paint the orange.
I’ve never painted an unpeeled orange before, so I was tentative in applying the paint, trying to discover the “right” color mixes as I went along.
It didn’t take long to get to this point – maybe twenty minutes?
Added some “stringy thingies” and adjusted the color on the pith a bit.
I was going to add some color to the surface the orange is sitting on, but on second thought, I think I’ll leave it as is.
Changed my mind about the table surface. Decided instead to paint it to match the frame I’m going to use.
A little more work on the details and edges – some sharper, some more blurred – and I’m ready to call it done!
Here it is in the frame:
This will be available on Boundless Gallery tomorrow.
WOW! I love your process…people tell me all the time how much they enjoy the in-progress photos. Ya know what I think? those of us who are brave enough to show our insecurity as we process the painting are the most secure!
LOVE the frame! Where did you get that?
Gorgeous colours and light in this piece and I like that you showed the progression shots too.
Great to see this progress to the finish. Looks wonderful in the frame!
This is really lovely,strong color on a great image.
Wow! What a gorgeous interpretation! Well done!
Wow. One of the best this month. Thanks for showing the process.
Hey Lesley
You leave us all in awe that you completed VSD in oil..thank-you very much for the process photos.
I love how you persevered with all the detail work.
You could have easily stopped at the 3rd photo stage and still would of “wowed” me.
Great job on getting the transparency in the orange slices.
Left a comment already on Flickr, but wanted to add that it looks great in the frame! The process shots were very interesting too!
Oh I learn so much when talented artists take the extra time to post in progress images. Thank you! I must tell you my mouth started watering when I first saw the completed image!
BEAUTIFUL job, Leslie!
Very eye catching! and a great idea to reveal the progression.
Take care.
wow! esta muy padre pero le falto sombra y le sobro luminosidad, deves cuidar los detayes no inporta cuanto tiempo te yeve cada movimiento es esencial. es my opinion te lo dise alguien que piensa que puedes mejorar y sabe lo que te dise. tienes talento solo tomate tu tiempo para que cada obra que realises sea perfecta piensalo y analisa lo que tedigo. y recuerda no importa si lo haces en corto tiempo, si no el empeno que le pones a ceda obra i nunca reveles el prosedimiento ten cuidado!
no se tu pero yo estoy deacuerdo con estreya nunca se revela el prosedimiento en cuestion de la obra esta padre pro cual es el mensaje de la obra la verdad no creo que te diga algo a ty o si? cada obra debe desir algo no solo aty si no tambien a los demas piensalo