Pomegranate Study
6 in. x 6 in., acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
$100 unframed (no frame necessary)
So much red! The French-Canadian half of me revels in this, of course! This study was a challenging one, and another piece I painted as a participant in Instagram's weekly #foodpaintchallenge. Photo reference courtesy of @dennispfeil.art who faithfully puts out a fresh food photo reference (say that five times fast) every Friday. Some interesting things about this study related to having a subject with both very light areas and very dark areas and how that affected my approach to the value of the background. Do I keep going darker, or do I go light? I went dark for drama's sake, hoping the saturated cadmium red could hold their own and keep lighting up the place even if I kept the setting dark. I also had to tackle the errant pomegranate arils scattered in the foreground, all the way up to the front of the painting, pushing my main subject back into the distance a bit. All in all, I am pleased with the result, but like a real pomegranate, this painting proved a bit challenging and curiously put together. I hope you like it!
