Observational Work

Following on from The King in Yellow, I wanted to do some work from firsthand observation. The foil apple proved to be quite challenging as i hoped it would, the amount of tiny highlights were quite tricky. I included the brown section as in my studio the mdf walls were picked up in the reflection which I needed to include, the top section gives a reason for the brown on the foil.The piece of screwed up paper provided the problem of the very sooth with subtle shadows and highlights. I don’t think the smoothness has been translated very well as in parts it looks more like tissue paper. I do like the composition of this almost abstract shape and on the black background it looks pretty clean.The Biro’s straight lines of highlights were the main challenge on this piece as they are fundamental to making the painting look realistic. The text was also a hassle especially at this size (A4), I used a scalpel to scrape the paint away to give cleaner edges than what the brush laid down.