So, here is that pear - which, by the way was a total nightmare to photograph and is a little brighter in reality than it appears here...
8" x 8" Oil on canvas panel
(click pear for a larger image)
(click pear for a larger image)
I'm sure you remember the many layers of the apple and the olives?
Well this time I omitted that, oh so time consuming monochrome or 'dead layer' to see if it would make any difference to the finished painting
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Although the result isn't affected, I will say that by taking the extra time to do the monochrome layer, it does make painting the top layers a lot quicker and easier! So leaving it out didn't speed the process as much as I imagined it would.
Anyway, it makes a nice partner for the apple, which I have now had framed, ready to sell...
Framing a painting is rather like getting dressed, don't you think?
If you do it well, it finishes it off quite nicely :0)
I've enjoyed painting fruit and I feel some more fruity paintings bubbling up in my head... Perhaps with some water droplets and maybe a few other things to add some interest...
Hmm... I'm feeling inspired!
Oh, before I go, for all of you fitness fanatics out there, my Brother-in-Law, Andy, has just started a fitness blog. You can see it here if your interested in following along or are in need of some fitness motivation! There is even a photo of me and Andy on our bike ride from John O'Groats to Lands End!
I must have been completely bonkers!