tomatoes

tomatoes

oil on paper 8.5x10

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i was at home on a friday night and in the mood to paint! this is a still life from a photo (still haven't tried painting from life; maybe i will soon). i ran out of small canvasses so i started experimenting on stratmore watercolor paper. i don't know if it's a good idea but i just went ahead since i had no other option. the oil from the paint dries very quickly so it looks like craypas. my guess is either the oil seeped right through the paper or it evaporated quickly..hmmm. it is best to prime it with acrylic medium but again i didn't have this around. (i better stock up on my supplies!) anyway, after a while i got used to how the paint interacts with the paper, finished this in 3 hours. the tomatoes look juicy to me :)