Hi!
I've made surprising progress this week and enjoying every minute. The delicious details have me transfixed and it's going to take some time and care to capture them effectively.
I thought you might enjoy seeing it through my eyes as it develops.
Size: I chose a 24"x24" gallery-wrapped canvas so I can get in greater detail and continue the imagery around the edges.
The eggs will get lots more attention later. They appear quite flattish now. I'm working more on the bowl and cloth to establish a strong setting for them.
The bowl is full of subtle color variation, with the egg colors reflecting and light from outside the bowl pulling in some of that aqua blue I love so much. This is hard to capture with the camera and is more evident when you see this in person.
The linen cloth the bowl sits on is a bit tricky, but oh so fun! I'm going to take my sweet time with this. If you look at the lower left corner, you'll see that I've got a good start on that curdled quality that well-used linen fabric has.
If you've ever tried to iron out wrinkles in anything linen,....
Yep, frustrating! But it's that very quality that creates such subtle and intriguing shadows.
I experimented by dragging a fine tooth comb across the wet paint to suggest the crosshatched weave. You'll see more of that later.
The shadows will deepen with a series of thin glazes applied and then allowed to dry between.
The brightest highlights will come last. But I just couldn't help adding a glint to the rim of the bowl to lift it up toward the viewer.
This endearing peek into farm life has a long way to go, but it's coming along nicely! And when it's done, I will edit all the video clips into one process video and share that with you.
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