Yesterday I posted the pastel sketch of the cup, wine glass and bird. A correction on the plate was warranted so here you go. Not a finished painting by any means but I can look at this and not feel a slight twinge.....
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Yesterday's
And today's
Still not perfect but could be a keeper.
The red glasses were given to me by one of Gene's sisters. I have two this size and 2 smaller ones. Thanks, Mercy.
The cup was a set of pottery. I think it was a set of four. Can't remember where I got them. Hmmm. (I see a matching mug in the photos below.)
The bird is from Chile, I think. It lost its shine and pretty colors in the fire. It has a nice flowing shape. Again not sure if it was a gift or ?? Sometimes you would get a little gift when you bought something else, called yapa. I always give yapa when I sell a painting. Good luck, don't you think? Maybe the bird was yapa.
These keepsakes from the fire are on the shelf/cupboard that David made me. They have been good for sketching. A few musical instruments, animals and shapes for the Scavenger Hunts .... and memories.
10 comments:
Ah I love your still life. The cranberry glass is very eye catching. I find sketching cups and saucers very challenging. You do it so well. Hope you have a great weekend.
Stunning
Lovely!
Debbie, thank you so much. I like still life. I think you can learn so much about colors and shadows. If the sketch would develop to a painting I would still work more on the ellipses. :-)
R's Rue, thanks. Appreciate you stopping by.
ashok, thank you. I like painting with red.
Sometimes you just feel it in your gut that something needs to be changed...and you aren't happy until you do it. Looks better now. I like your collection of treasures on the shelf. Some things you just need to keep around. :)
Joan, thanks so much. You are always encouraging. I'm smiling.
The painting is a keeper. Doing round flat shapes in perspective is difficult - like trying to draw tires on a bike or car. Cups and saucers are difficult. I like the idea of yapa.
Thanks, Bag Blog. Yapa is/was fun and I enjoy doing it. I like still life painting like plein air, you see color in shadows, etc. I miss a lot in painting from photos. But, maybe that is because I don't do it often enough. I also think I don't move things and make a better composition, I follow the photo too closely. Thanks again.
I see from a later post that the cup and glass were not a keeper. Hmmm! I like the bird. :-)
Joanna, thank you so much. I debated over fixing the ellipses and background and then decided I had a photo. A new sketch on the paper is a better plan in this case.
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