Red Vase, Blue Glass and White Dish

This red vase was from the same thrift store I purchased the blue glass and teal goblet. I fell in love with it and how the natural sunlight shows through it. The light was perfect for an hour almost every day between 9:30 and 10:30.  I just wanted to paint what I saw and didn't think in terms of theory. Enjoy.

Green Pepper with Orange Cloth

Every once in a while I discover something new that changes an idea I have about painting.  I recently purchased Sarah Sedwick's new book Dynamic Still Life for Artists.  In it she discusses how she mixes her paints, that is, she premixes them forming "color clouds" on her palette.  For the objects in her set-up she'll premix two or three values for each color.  This frees her to spend more time actually painting. I did have to fix some mixtures every now and then, but I liked the premixing and it freed me up to enjoy the painting process more.