Showing posts with label Still Life painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Still Life painting. Show all posts

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Once Upon A Time

Oil on Gessoed Board, 12x12

Looking at the painting when it was done, I was reminded of a sensation I had when I was a kid, feeling that the teddy bear would become alive at night when all was still and start walking and talking.

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

"Lily In A Glass Vase" by Li Hua Mahalik

oil on board, 14x11

After a while, I thought I must have been nuts to paint such delicate flowers. Sunflowers are a lot easier; with many little petals, a few quick brush strokes with different shades of yellow will do the job. But a lily has only 5 petals and each has very delicate colors and design. Painting them made me feel humbled. 
I have also learned a lot about painting a plate. The edge of the plate going from the dark side to the light side is one continuous line. The transition from dark to light is a little tricky as it takes a lot of patience and steady hand to get it right. The temperature change is delicate and you need to clean the brush often. Since I didn't, it made me a bit frustrated. And so I learned.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Little Bottle and Garlic- by Li Mahalik

Oil on panel, 9x12

Garlic is an interesting object for studying color's value and temperature, and, for its delicate light, shadow, shade, reflective light, hard and soft edges. It's so perfectly white all around until the spot light gives it its character.

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