Mangos Diptych

Mangos: Ripe and Almost Ripe {diptych} – both together 4.5” x 11” (11.4 x 27.9 cm) –

Oil on Linen Panel

Available in my Esty Shop

Hello~

I am happy to say that today rained and thus the construction was unable to move forward today, so I had a somewhat sane day. The weather predicts it will rain tomorrow as well, so I am hopeful that the construction will not be able to go on tomorrow as well. So I can spend some stress free time in the studio.

Here is a painting I completed a little over a week ago. It is of one of my favorite subjects, mangos. I bought a box of them and I liked how there was varying ripeness found with the fruit. I have since diced them up and pureed them for future snacks and recipes.

I have had a busy day and ready to call it quits. Until next time, thanks for sharing time with me : )

Liz

Mango #5 {a daily painting}

Mango #5 – 6" x 6" (15.25 x 15.25 cm) – Oil Canvas Panel
SOLD

Another Black Background - Mango #4

Mango #4 – 6" x 8" – Oil on Canvas Panel – SOLD

Since Tuesday I have been using the black background for still life objects. The effect is so beautiful, that it just seems natural to try another and another. Hmmmm, I wonder what this would look like? The reason this captives my attention so much is because as the objects roll back in space the edges just softly become black. I love the sense of deep quite space. The way the object sits in front of the background and all the soft edges that disappear.

So today is my third day working as an artist. I found that there was not enough time in the day to complete all that I had set out to do. Maybe after awhile I will get better at estimating time required for various tasks, but for now I feel super excited and wanting to tackle everything with gusto. So I am really tired tonight and am looking forward to going to bed early. Have a great one and see you tomorrow.

UPDATE: Reader Shirley tipped me off that my links were not working. I have now corrected the links.

Mango #2 Still Life Painting

Mango #2 – 6" x 8" – Oil on Canvas Panel – SOLD

This the second of three mangos recently purchased. I really love the brightness of the colors. During the current cold days, I like looking at something tropical, helping me warm up some.

Here is a detail of the red into green.

Mango #1 Still Life Painting

Mango #1 – 6" x 8" – Oil on Canvas Panel – SOLD

I purchased three mangos recently and this is the first of them I painted. I really love how mangos have both red and green and how there are areas that they mix in color, where you see both the red and the green in the same area.

Here is a detail of the red area with scuffs and hightlights.

Mango and Pears Still Life

Mango & Chinese Fragrant Pears – 6" x 8" Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD

After enjoying painting the mango, I decided to set up another still life with it and some Chinese Fragrant Pears. I love the different shape of these pears compared to the standard Bosc Pear. Again the light gray background is used to heighten the colors of the fruit and the shadow shapes.

Mango Still Life

Mango – 6" x 8" Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD

This mango has been in the refrigerator for awhile not getting eaten because it was intended for a painting. Only when I put a light gray backdrop up did the image click. Previously brighter backdrops had been used, but they always took away some of the vibrancy of the fruit itself.

This painting taught me that sometimes in order for the focus to really sing it needs a subtle and muted background to emphasize the color and variety of the fruit itself.