Rocks

[moscatel]

Oil on wood, 15x22 cm, 6x9 in, alla prima. Primary colors (red, blue, yellow + black and white)
The rocks (minerals) are: "Calcita naranja de Mexico, Amatista violeta de Finlandia & Diopside de Outokumpu, Finlandia"

 

[Scene Chaser]

Moscatel, you have great color vision. I like the various tones and the sparkle from the whites. They have a crystal like appearance,
Bill

 

[moscatel]

Bill, thank you for your comment!

 

[Enyaw]

Lovely. I like the broken color as it is very effective in simulating glimmers of light.

 

[Terri]

How lovely! These all look less like rocks and more like jewels to me! I think I recognize the "Amatista violeta de Finlandia" as amethyst - I think it's a birthstone for February. They're all so colorful I'm guessing they could all be polished into gemstones.

I like this natural ruggedness for the painting, and your highlights and tonal variations. Really nice work!

 

[moscatel]

Wayne, thank you!

 

[moscatel]

Terri, amethyst it is - thank you for the name in English! These are all my husband's rocks. I only borrow them to paint them. He does polish them to gemstones but he says these three particular ones are so pretty rocks that they need to be kept as they are. They served as interesting models to study the surface and to try to paint them.
Thank you for your comment!

 

[Triduana]

A little still life, I really like the light in this.

 

[moscatel]

Thanks, Triduana!

 

[Donna T]

So nice! They do look like glowing jewels.

 

[moscatel]

Donna, thank you!

 

[Artyczar]

Beautiful gems, and a gem of a painting, too. Wonderful! Love the brushstrokes.

 

[moscatel]

Arty, thank you!

 

[Queen Bee]

Thank you for showing us your set up. The rough gems made for a lovely painting.

 

[moscatel]

Thanks for your comment, Queen Bee!

 

[Dave Woody]

Excellent

 

[moscatel]

Thank you, Dave!

 

[Jo Castillo]

These are beautiful and the painting has wonderful lighting and textures. Great work!

 

[moscatel]

Jo, thank you for commenting!

 

[snoball]

Very nice. You achieved the color and the translucency both.