I’ve been wanting to paint more lately, but I wasn’t inspired by anything. I didn’t have a great concept, there were no photos I wanted to interpret, it was raining outside and made me kind of uncreative. But Justin nonchalantly suggested I should try painting still life. I think most of the time still life paintings are boring. But I thought to myself, what the heck… I have nothing else better to get into.
I looked around the apartment, found these blood oranges and sliced them up. I made 2 small paintings of 4.5×6″ of acrylics on essentially really thick paper.
Here’s a quarter of the blood orange.
Here’s a more lateral view, showing the various slice skins.
Once I was done, I ate them.
Those are really nice, Stephanie!
Comment by Pamela — February 29, 2008 @ 6:34 am
OK…I will trade you my cup I am making for you for a painting of yours. I like the color more on the cool side, but I do like the warm colors also. Which ever makes you have more inspiration. I think the only requirement I have is that I need it to hang on a wall. What do you think?
Comment by Katie — February 29, 2008 @ 9:01 am
Thanks Pamela! Glad you like them :)
Katie - I’ll gladly take the trading offer! So, you like cool colors… Hmm… I’ll give it some thought. I may have an idea.
Comment by soleilsundance — February 29, 2008 @ 9:25 am
Tu m’impressiones car tu rends vivant quelque chose que l’on nomme “nature morte”. Les couleurs ont un grand rôle sans oublier le coup de pinceau. Tu es douée mon coeur chéri. Bisous de moumounette qui t’aime j’attends la suite car j’aime ce que tu peins bisous remplis d’amour
Comment by moumounette — March 2, 2008 @ 4:07 am