Painting 116 - 8/24

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Oil on gessoboard

8"x8"

I have nothing much to say about this apart from a general 'yay'. The shadow's not really dimensional enough, and the light isn't really light enough, but I like the yellows. Ho hum!

Painting 115 - 8/23

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Oil on gessoboard

8"x8"

This one is pretty thoroughly meh. The handling of the yellow is not much more than okay; I certainty don't have much of a value structure up. At least the cast shadow is good...?

Painting 114 - 8/22

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Oil on gessoboard

8"x8"

As per Tristan Elwell's orders, I have painted a lemon. It... wasn't as difficult as I feared! I wish I'd gotten the shadows a little more chromatic/less muddy, but I'm very, very happy with the yellows. It's something to keep working on, of course, but - yay!

Painting 113 - 8/21

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8"x10"

My tiger cup makes its second appearance, three months after the first.

The first one had a strong, direct light on it, which resulted in some interesting reflections; the seond was painted in natural light. Though I do miss those reflections and the quality of the light, in the three months I learned how to apply paint to a surface better. Also: yellow. Learning to work with yellow!