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lunatica

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20. I love it!

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Original post)

Sat Nov 30, 2019, 04:37 PM

Nov 2019

You met the challenge very well! It just draws you right in to the distinct elements from your use of colors to create a distinct contrast, to your depiction of hard surfaces with straight lines in combined with the soft glowing and fluid lines of the fruit. Your composition is noteworthy too. The fruit is just off center which to me gives the painting just a touch of visual tension to hold the viewer.

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I've been taking a painting class and did this still life. [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 OP

Lovely... Raster Nov 2019 #1

Damned fine! Brava! fierywoman Nov 2019 #2

That's beautiful! samir.g Nov 2019 #3

Get -- OUTTA here!! Croney Nov 2019 #4

Exactly. efhmc Dec 2019 #118

Wow, that's beautiful! Ohiogal Nov 2019 #5

That's beautiful! femmedem Nov 2019 #6

Fantastic painting. You nailed it! Looks real. Love the composition OhNo-Really Nov 2019 #7

Thanks! It's oil. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #18

My fingers can feel the inside of the dangling peel, soldierant Nov 2019 #109

This is not your first, is it? Perseus Dec 2019 #119

It wasn't my first, but it was my first attempt at direct painting. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #136

its the dutch masters thing. nt msongs Nov 2019 #8

Our instructor is totally into the Dutch masters. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #16

I spent last year working in Manhattan MLAA Nov 2019 #93

I'm working on painting one of my cats right now. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #95

I love painting their eyes MLAA Nov 2019 #98

My cousin is a 'Master' who teaches... WePurrsevere Nov 2019 #65

My instructor teaches those techniques also. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #135

It's a fascinating process for sure. Hopefully... WePurrsevere Dec 2019 #140

Excellent work, so lifelike. sheshe2 Nov 2019 #9

Oil. The instructor had us mix the colors. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #17

Appealing! n/t Harker Nov 2019 #10

Yes! LakeArenal Nov 2019 #29

I wonder whether there's a deeper meaning. Harker Nov 2019 #42

🍊 LakeArenal Nov 2019 #43

LOL Perseus Dec 2019 #120

Overthinking is rarely an issue for me. Harker Dec 2019 #124

Wow! Awesome! n/t livetohike Nov 2019 #11

Wow! Thanks for sharing it with us. flor-de-jasmim Nov 2019 #12

Absolutely beautiful!!! You should be teaching class. Very impressive. cornball 24 Nov 2019 #13

I'm still learning, long way to go, but thank you. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #19

That's beautiful! Great job! CaptainTruth Nov 2019 #14

Where are the happy little trees ? :D nt eppur_se_muova Nov 2019 #15

I love it! lunatica Nov 2019 #20

I can't take credit for the composition, but thanks for the kind words! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #21

Wow! That is beautifully done! 50 Shades Of Blue Nov 2019 #22

You're good! bucolic_frolic Nov 2019 #23

Holy shit Velveteen! MLAA Nov 2019 #24

Thanks! I have a very good instructor. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #25

Great work. Pepsidog Nov 2019 #26

The classes paid off! sandensea Nov 2019 #27

Wonderful! pandr32 Nov 2019 #28

Nice. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2019 #30

I like oils because you can fix mistakes. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #32

Ah, hadn't thought of that. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2019 #102

Very nice. Post more, please. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #31

That is excellent. Carravagio-esque if I remember from art history... Long time ago (sigh) Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #33

I took a whack at Caravaggio, too. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #39

check out his still life images of fruit. The use of shadow, particularly. Again, nicely done! Evolve Dammit Nov 2019 #74

Wow!! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #123

Beautiful, and also very subtle metaphor. SeattleVet Nov 2019 #34

I guess that's one way to think of it, but it was just an art class assignment! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #38

Pretty dang good and pretty realistic. It actually looks very real and I thought at first you ... SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #35

This is so good, I can't even believe my eyes!! Leghorn21 Nov 2019 #36

Thanks! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #41

There is no question, you are a painter. braddy Nov 2019 #37

from another artist....well done! LiberalLovinLug Nov 2019 #40

Yikes!! hwmnbn Nov 2019 #44

I can almost smell the citrus, well done irisblue Nov 2019 #45

Indeed! What she said ⬆⬆ Duppers Nov 2019 #57

looks like a Rembrandt. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2019 #46

I come from a family of good artists. You are extremely talented. OregonBlue Nov 2019 #47

Nice! 2naSalit Nov 2019 #48

Obviously not your fist canvas or lesson. marble falls Nov 2019 #49

It's my retirement hobby. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #51

I teach and its more expert than anything I've done. marble falls Nov 2019 #68

Amazing! But the poor orange just got minimum wedge! Beakybird Nov 2019 #50

Very nice. Martin Eden Nov 2019 #52

I feel like I could reach in, finish... 3catwoman3 Nov 2019 #53

I suddenly Liberalhammer Nov 2019 #54

Just Wow! McKim Nov 2019 #55

The details, coloring,... Duppers Nov 2019 #56

Thanks! I have to give credit to the instructor who was breathing down my neck, though. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #58

That is wonderful! mnhtnbb Nov 2019 #59

Fantastic! BumRushDaShow Nov 2019 #60

Excellent! Really truly excellent! n/t moonscape Nov 2019 #61

That's you???? lisa58 Nov 2019 #62

It's not actually me; it's an orange. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #64

No, it's you - we only create aspects of ourselves lisa58 Nov 2019 #70

Heh heh. Collimator Nov 2019 #103

How do you coerce your models to disrobe? KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2019 #63

Very nice LyndaG Nov 2019 #66

You've got some talent lillypaddle Nov 2019 #67

Very very nice! krispos42 Nov 2019 #69

Very nice, beautiful work. wendyb-NC Nov 2019 #71

That's remarkable! PatSeg Nov 2019 #72

I couldn't take a photo that nice grantcart Nov 2019 #73

I took another seminar on how to photograph still life arrangements for painting. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #76

Amazing. What an eye for light you have. applegrove Nov 2019 #75

I can't take credit for the lighting. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #141

You did a good job. Pat yourself on the back. applegrove Dec 2019 #142

Nice!! InAbLuEsTaTe Nov 2019 #77

very nice! handmade34 Nov 2019 #78

Very impressive Van Velveteen! yonder Nov 2019 #79

Wow !!!! Alliepoo Nov 2019 #80

much better still life to do. i so hated still lifes. 1 semester. you get burnt umber & dk blue. pansypoo53219 Nov 2019 #81

I'm impressed - beautiful! Crabby Appleton Nov 2019 #82

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2019 #83

Love the lighting variation n/t hibbing Nov 2019 #84

That's incredible! Docreed2003 Nov 2019 #85

great work IcyPeas Nov 2019 #86

Six colors plus black and white. We did have to make our own orange. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #92

Absollutely beautiful homegirl Nov 2019 #87

Wow! Blue_playwright Nov 2019 #88

Lovely! mahina Nov 2019 #89

Magnifique! How long you been painting? It's like Chardin, Fantin-Latour appalachiablue Nov 2019 #90

*blush* Thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #96

Wow! That is fantastic. BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #91

Thanks! I did have an instructor watching over me, though. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #94

That may have a certain amount of influence on the BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #97

A masterpiece! diva77 Nov 2019 #99

omg deek Nov 2019 #100

holy shit thats good!!!! samnsara Nov 2019 #101

... flying rabbit Nov 2019 #104

DUTCH MASTERS FTW n/t Lulu KC Nov 2019 #105

Wow this is amazing! LiberalLoner Nov 2019 #106

Fabulous Joinfortmill Nov 2019 #107

Beautiful!!! still_one Nov 2019 #108

You obviously have ''the gift''. Awesome. YOHABLO Nov 2019 #110

That is excellent. Great light and detail. JDC Nov 2019 #111

Very nicely done! Nitram Nov 2019 #112

What happened to the bar code sticker? hay rick Nov 2019 #113

Beautiful! dflprincess Nov 2019 #114

Hot damm! So fine! 👍 sprinkleeninow Dec 2019 #115

Photographic realism. calimary Dec 2019 #116

So realistic. Scarsdale Dec 2019 #117

Wow! That's stunning! highplainsdem Dec 2019 #121

Gorgeous! GreenPartyVoter Dec 2019 #122

I, too, started painting in retirement - at the suggestion of my very supportive spouse. PWPippinesq Dec 2019 #125

Very beautiful ! Desert_Leslie Dec 2019 #126

I can smell the orange... N_E_1 for Tennis Dec 2019 #127

Very nice. bluescribbler Dec 2019 #128

Most excellent! CrispyQ Dec 2019 #129

Beautiful work! karin_sj Dec 2019 #130

Wow! Impressive. Please tell me you've been painting for a quite some time already so I KPN Dec 2019 #131

The important thing is good instruction to get a good foundation. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #132

Oooo! Gorgeous! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2019 #133

Very nice! You've got a lot of talent bif Dec 2019 #134

It's wonderful. Evocative. zentrum Dec 2019 #137

very nice Demovictory9 Dec 2019 #138

Wow!!! colorado_ufo Dec 2019 #139

Wonderful! ashling Dec 2019 #143