Painting 024 - 5/24

 

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Oil on canvasboard

8"x10"

Though this is the second time I've painted this egg, and have included a comparison side-by-side, and have in fact tagged this post 'progress'... I'm not sure if it's strictly true. I mean, I'm pretty happy with this egg, and it was decently successful as a painting, but putting it next to its predecessor - the first painting of the summer - I'm not sure if it holds up.

I didn't go dark enough on the core shadow, for one, which is really important when trying to make an object look like it has real volume; also, I always freak out when using green. On the other hand, though, I think the edges are better on the new one. I just don't know...