Three's Company

Three friends stand by each other - have fun!

Eggplants

Purple is my favorite color and I love the deep purple color of the eggplants. It's quite satisfying to paint a simple still life in early Saturday morning.

Red and Blue

This is a traditional still life setting. I found it quite interesting when I added a few blueberries in the setting as I could use the red and blue colors left from painting the apples and mug for the blueberries (and the tulip).

BTW, I have registered the Silicon Valley Open Studio 2011, and will be showing my paintings to the public in the first and third weekend in May. From now till May, I will be painting more :)

Breakfast time

This is the painting I did last night with my artist friend. It was her idea of setting up a breakfast scene.

First I thought the setup was OK, but when I started rendering the subjects - a peanut butter jar, some walnuts, a slice of wheat bread and a spread knife on a white plate, I then found the fun and beauty of painting them. It's the same elements of painting any other "exciting" subjects - color, value, composition, edges, and drawing.

Ready to Cook

This is the first still life painting I did in 2011. I tried to setup a scene that's warm and cozy to compensate the unusual wet and cold California winter.

As this is the beginning of a new year, I promise I will study, practice, and think more when I'm making art, and hope you will come back more often to share your thoughts with me.

Egg shell and bowl

This is an interesting setup. I had fun to render the colors and shapes of the egg shells and the white bowl. Hope you like it too.

Lemon on the tin

I painted this still life painting to capture the essence of the metalic jar and the lemon reflection on the metal. It was a fun experience to show the strong contrast on the smooth surface.