Palate knife and oil paint apples. At my first oil painting class our teacher had us paint an apple using only a palate knife. I loved mixing the colors for this project. Here is one of my first attempts...
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| Hello I'm An Apple by Cheryl Harris White Oil on Canvas 4" x 6" |
The painting above says to me, "Hello, I'm an apple... a solid roundish shape sitting here just waiting for something." and it is fine if you like that sort of thing. I can definitely tell it is an apple, but the painting doesn't make me believe it is really full of juicy sweet goodness... and so I just had to try again...
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| Joy! Bliss! Tart and Crisp! by Cheryl Harris White Oil on Canvas Board 6" x 6" |
I just couldn't be done until my apple shouted, "Joy! Bliss! I am cool, tart and crisp and just looking at me is like wiping the juice off your chin after a crunching off a bite of my delicious nourishing sweetness!" Ahhh, it glows! If I had to eat an apple, I'd choose this one...wouldn't you?
