Always a satisfying subject to paint cherries are. I love their beautiful red, claret colour and the spindly curvy stems. They make a beautiful composition no matter how you place them in readiness to paint.
Here is a group of 5 cherries with stems. I just used Arches hot pressed 90lbs paper and a Size 6 and a szie 3 round brush plus Cadmium Yellow Pale, Alizarin Crimson, Rose Madder Genuine, Olive Green and French Ultramarine to paint this simple study.
It is not finished yet as I have work to do on the shadow sides and to create more shine on the sunstruck parts of the cherries…watch this space for the final final result:)
I was satisfied with this painting because it went well with the washes looking natural and the forms shaping up nicely. I relished in plunging the deep red/clarets into the wet washes to get the darkest part of the fruits shown.
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Cool! I am honoured and flattered and glad this blog appeals to you Graham. I keep it mostly about art and then my life peeps in here and there too:)
Very interesting to see how you paint the colors in layers to get the final effect.
Glad you enjoyed that part Milka – I hope to get the final darks in this weekend.
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Hi Graham – thanks for alerting me to my missing link! I have now installed my follow blog with email alerts – it is the first one on my side bar if you are interested in getting them:)!
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Thank you very much Graham – I hope to keep you entertained or at least interested by my posts:) Alison