Spoons

"Spoons", oil on canvas
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Eggs on a Plate

"Eggs on a Plate", oil on canvas
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I think I did a better job with the soft edges this time. 

Alabaster Eggs

"Alabaster Eggs", oil on canvas
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An artist gave me a tray of seven alabaster eggs a couple of years ago and I think this might the first time I've used them in a still life painting.  I've been painting eggs lately so I figured "why not?" 

Eggs in a Bowl

"Eggs in a bowl", oil on canvas
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It was easy to put the composition together for this painting: eggs in a bowl, and something to break up the monotony of the big empty gray space in front (in this case playing cards).  But I didn't see that the bowl casts a distorted reflection of the area around it until I was nearly finished painting the bowl.  An unexpected challenge and an exercise in values.

Three Eggs

"Three Eggs", oil on canvas
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More eggs to draw and paint. 

Eggs

"Eggs", oil on canvas
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I've been painting a lot of eggs lately.  It's a little harder than I expected, but I'm liking it a lot.  The big challenge for me is getting the edges right while accurately depicting the round shape.  It's a good exercise in painting. 

Zorn's Strawberries

"Zorn's Strawberries", oil on canvas board
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This was painted using the Zorn palette. It's named after Anders Zorn, a Swedish artist who is known for portraits and nudes in outdoor settings. He's also known for using a limited palette which has three colors: Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Red, and Ivory Black, plus Titanium White.

I have a few more figure drawings. These are long poses (about 2 to 3 hours) and they're back poses.


I thought the light and dark shapes made a pattern that was so prominent that this one practically drew itself. It was just a matter of getting measurements and proportions correct. I really should have stopped just after two hours, but sometimes I don't know when to stop and I almost ruined it.



This drawing started out so well, but I struggled with the middle tones. Also, the ceiling lights washed out a lot of the values in the shoulders.

This is more of a side pose than the other two. Feel free to comment. :-)