Greetings Steemians and Artists,
New painting! Just finished yesterday. It took far longer than anticipated (especially for such a small size), but that's how it goes sometimes. As a result, I got plenty of progress shots.
The physical setup:
First stage. Umber block in. There was an orange segment that I was thinking of putting in there below the goblet:
Next stage. Painting directly with the knife. Normally I would work out from the center of interest, almost radially, but in this case the center of interest is made of glass and largely depends on its environment. And since I'm beginning on a completely white panel, the environment is very far from the desired value, and so I must establish some of that first:
Next stage.
Next stage. The mandarin oranges, in terms of brightness and saturation, will lead up to the goblet. The most focal orange will be naked, with bright white bits of pith and very saturated color:
Next stage.
Next stage. Calming the background:
Next stage. Pushing value and detail in the goblet and peeled mandarin:
Next stage. Refining all elements:
Next stage. More refinement of detail. Developing the table surface, with more light and color spotlighting radially from the base of the goblet. At this point I know that the orange segment I was considering during block-in will not be necessary. The surface will add balance and interest by itself:
Further tweaks and refinements. The last sparkles and reflections. Correcting and sharpening some edges.
And the finished painting, "Goblet Filled With Light" (9x12 oil on panel):
Thanks for reading! -David
