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August 30 2017

90 From Life: Day 19 – Sliced Green Apple

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This is day 19 of my 90 day challenge to do one new painting from life each day.

The subject for today’s painting is a green apple. I just couldn’t stand to paint another whole apple, so I took a slice out of which made it a more satisfying project all around.

This piece was a study in value and color temperatures. The apple has a warm green near the highlight, which shifts to a cooler green away from the highlight area.

The stem is an invention – it doesn’t exist on the model itself. In the original, the eye traveled between the highlight in the center left, to the slice on the right. The eye needed a better path, so I added the stem to give it a 3-point flow, which felt much more satisfying.

Here’s a video where I show the model I worked from, and discuss the outcome of the painting:

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Ten years ago I took a deep breath and stepped away from a successful career as a computer programmer to paint full time. Since that big move, I’ve made over 1000 paintings, and when possible I paint every single day with a zeal and passion to produce the very finest work for my collectors.

My focus is on the common, everyday objects we have all around us, transforming them into art that celebrates mood, drama, and sometimes simple humor.

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