Still Life

[Sylwia J-D]

I like to have everything in one place, so I'll post here, in this thread some of my Still Life painting and drawings.

#1. Gouache, direct painting from life on mixed media paper 24 x 32cm

 

[Dm7]

Lovely still life. I like the sense of limited color palette. Celery's probably my fav, it looks so fresh and ready to eat!

 

[Queen Bee]

Beautiful still life.

 

[Sylwia J-D]

Thank you for your comments @Dm7 and @Queen Bee .

 

[Triduana]

Beautiful! I love those rich colours and the big confident brush strokes.

 

[Artyczar]

I too love the palette in this. Very well done!

 

[tanjaf]

Great color scheme, great application of the paint and a clever composition with the celery reflecting in the bottle - beautiful!
Greetings Sylwia - I remember your sketches on KiwiKates Daily Sketch on WC.
Cheers
Tanja

 

[Sylwia J-D]

Thank you for viewing and commenting @Triduana , @Artyczar and @tanjaf .

I remember your sketches on KiwiKates Daily Sketch on WC.

I remember your sketches as well Tanja. I've started my short adventure on WetCanvas with Daily Sketch and then moved to WDE.

 

[Joy]

Amazing that this is direct. I use a lot of celery, and this looks very good.

 

[Grapes]

Sylwia, this is lovely, very rich texture objects and interesting looking still life. Nice to see it´s painted with gouache, I´m thinking of getting some colors this fall.

 

[Terri]

Beautiful job! I think the reflected celery in the bottle is an inspired touch. Great work, Sylwia.

 

[Perry]

Very nice.

 

[Sylwia J-D]

Thank you @Joy , @moscatel , @Terri and @Perry .

Nice to see it´s painted with gouache,

I like gouache and its opaque surface finish effect. That makes them special.

 

[Lazarus]

Well done. nice green Vs red opposition.

 

[Nufocus]

Beautifully done. Seems like you did it in no time…. Great!

 

[classic]

The reflection of the celery on the bottle is the obvious one, nevertheless I like very much too some subtle reflections, highlights and shadows on the red pepper. They contribute to a nice relief impression.

 

[Sylwia J-D]

Thank you @Lazarus , @Nufocus and @classic .

#2 gouache, direct painting from life, 24 x 32 cm mixedmedia paper, it took me about 2 hours.

 

[Grapes]

Love this gouache painting #2. Looking at all the interesting detailed surface tones of the and how you have painted different zones with beautiful and rich color. One feels like ready to take a fruit from your painting and eat it.

 

[P. Barrie]

Oooh, really fine brushwork and color mixing, especially in the second!

 

[Vivien]

Wow, great Gouche work on both! She said from someone who has always struggled with Gouche!