“Still life with chilli oil, garlic and bay leaf”
After some landscapes and some life drawing, I was attracted again by the still life. I have to admit that this genre has got it’s magic.
This time I tried a new approach to me. Using a shadow box and a powerful spotlight. I placed the objects on a off white cloth and used a black background.
The colours used were warm white, ivory black, raw and burnt umber, cadmium yellow light, a touch of yellow ochre and naphtol red.
What I tried to achieve was to play with the light and shadows and describe the items through the effect of light on them.
Probably, during next weeks I will experiment more with still life, different styles, technique or approach.
So, this is my painting for week 26, half way through 2017.
“Still life with chilli oil, garlic and bay leaf”
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”)
