Fruit Under The Lamplight, 20x16 Original Acrylic Painting
Fruit Under The Lamplight a 20x16 painting done in acrylics. The inspiration for this painting is from the Bible verse Galatians 5:22 "...The Fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace..." and the lamp represents God's light. This is a 20x16 on a gallery wrapped canvas. The edges are painted for hanging without a frame. This painting would make be great for your fine art collection or as a gift for someone special.
I set up a small area in the studio to shoot still life scenes to paint from. I went to the market and bought fruit, scrounged around the house for a platter, and cleaned up the heirloom kerosene lamp and took lots of photos of various singles, doubles, combos, and magnum arrangements of fruit and the lamp. It felt good to plan a scene, set it up, and make it happen. It was also humbling in that it is like going to the candy store and picking out more than you can eat. I chose the biggest and most diverse of the scenes which really taxed my painting abilities and it took me much longer than anticipated to finish it. On the bright side, I learned more color mixing tricks and how to paint clear glass objects. Challenges are a painters best teacher. Hope you like the story and the painting.
I set up a small area in the studio to shoot still life scenes to paint from. I went to the market and bought fruit, scrounged around the house for a platter, and cleaned up the heirloom kerosene lamp and took lots of photos of various singles, doubles, combos, and magnum arrangements of fruit and the lamp. It felt good to plan a scene, set it up, and make it happen. It was also humbling in that it is like going to the candy store and picking out more than you can eat. I chose the biggest and most diverse of the scenes which really taxed my painting abilities and it took me much longer than anticipated to finish it. On the bright side, I learned more color mixing tricks and how to paint clear glass objects. Challenges are a painters best teacher. Hope you like the story and the painting.
Let us pray before we paint,
Jimmie
