Plums are appearing in the markets, and they are great to eat out of hand and to paint. I used Hansa Yellow, Cobalt Teal, and this time, Lamp Black to see how it would work with the other two colors. No reds in this triad.
Tag: fruit
Three-Color Study: Pears
In keeping with yesterday’s theme, more three-color studies. Here, again, Quin Gold and Cobalt Teal, but this time I used Quin Rose for the red. 
Fruit is the best as it doesn’t wiggle around, and you can eat it later!
Three-Color Study: Apples
Going through a period of disliking much of what I have been doing, it occurred to me that in addition to simplifying color detail, maybe it would also be a good idea to simplify my palette of colors.
Here, apples in a primary triad of sorts: Quin Gold, Cobalt Teal, and Permanent Alizarin Crimson.
I was quite surprised at how deep I could get the shadows using the alizarin and teal, as well as how delicate the pale shades could be. A bit overworked, too, but the lessons are sinking in if I am lucky!
Pomegranates
Pomegranates start out as flowers, and then turn into . . . pomegranates! They are fun to watch grow throughout the season.
Sapote
Sapotes are a fruit – this is a white sapote hanging from a tree in the local botanical garden. As they ripen, the local animals -squirrels especially – use them as a food. People eat them, too. Yum.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 