Tomato # 174

Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium Red Deep, Ultramarine Blue and Titanium White.

Another exercise in frustration, this tomato nearly made me give up. I used too much Galkyd-I was trying this medium out and I'm unsure as to why it dried before I could work into it. Again, I nearly had it and it got away from me. I need to learn when to stop! This turned out ok, but the cast shadow is too contrived and I couldn't work back into it and decided to let it go. Cadmium Red Deep can give you some beautiful strong reds, the ultramarine and cad. red can make a deep rich brown in this context. I used a lot more yellow and blue than the eye sees here-more practice with this red should help.

Painted September 19, 2010