Thursday, February 21, 2008

Apples in Oil

"Apples III"
Oil on canvas, 6" x 8", $100
Copyright 2008 Sheila Cantrell

It's kind of strange - I very rarely have apples in my colored pencil still lifes, having a decided preference for pears. And yet, I seem to keep painting them in oils. When I first started painting in oils, I had trouble with red - it seemed like the shade I wanted was always elluding me when I mixed the paints. So, I kept doing still lifes with red objects to force myself to get it figured out. I'm pleased with these apples because they came out "spot on".

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