Tomato

Tomato
oil on canvas panel
6" x 6"
SOLD

The tomato seen in this painting came from the garden my wife started this summer. We have at least twenty tomatoes sitting on our windowsill waiting to be eaten. I figured she would never know if one was missing, so I borrowed this one to paint. I wanted to finish this piece in one sitting, but that didn't happen. I ended up doing an additional layer on the tomato and the background.

Garlic with Silver Cup

Garlic with Silver Cup
oil on canvas panel
6" x 6"
SOLD

Just put the finishing touches on the "Garlic with Silver Cup" piece. It took me a while to get a decent photograph of this painting. It seems I always lose subtle color variations and detail in the photographs. All my paintings to this point have had a dark background, which reflect a lot of light back at the camera. Do any of you have tips for photographing dark paintings?

Garlic with Silver Cup - In Progress

Wow! I am exhausted. I just wrapped up an all-nighter. Looked at my iPod when I finished, and it had played 190 tracks during the night. Tonight was one of those sessions where you get into a groove and you don't want to quit. Little did I know my wife had plans to go shopping with her Mom this morning so I need to stay up to watch our two year son. Looks like I will not be getting any shut eye for a few more hours until my wife gets home.

Since I'm up, I might as well post some progress shots. I have to say I'm really happy with how this painting is turning out. It has been a fun piece to work on and I feel like I have learned a lot.

Garlic with Silver Cup - In Progress

I've been sick with a cold so this painting hasn't changed much since the last update. Now that I am feeling better I hope to wrap it up pretty soon. I contemplated pulling an all-nighter tonight to make some headway into finishing it, but I have decided to head to bed and leave it for another day.