Tomato #153

Cadmium Lemon, Quinacridone Red, Viridian and Titanium White

I had to paint this at night and even though I use and Ott light and regular incandescent combined, colors often appears more intense than they do in daylight. I hope this looks as good in the morning as it does tonight. I am doing another series of three- this being the first. The Q. Red is my focus-the lemon and Q. Red make an intense coral and great light when white is added. The shadow side was first painted with all three colors and then I added a green/red mix-the purple is a result of this, as is the background and cast shadow. These colors can yield a realistic red tomato.

Painted August 23, 2010