Chinese For One

New painting, not very happy with it. I may change the whole background....don't like the yellow/warm coloring I used on the container. When it was grey it looked better. So then I took a low quality photo of it and experimented with photo effects on it and came up with some better images, lol.

ORIGINAL

SEPIA

COMIC BOOK AND RED TINT EFFECTS

LOMOISH EFFECT

ORTONISH EFFECT

Stages of painting the fortune cookie

Happy Hannukwanzmas!

Did this in Paint today. Covers 3 holidays in one.

Main ST Akron NY Card

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup (fun size) Study

This painting was kind of a pain to do, but I'm satisfied with the result. Acrylic paint on a 12 x 12" stretched canvas. Another in my food series.

Here are process steps.

Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon Meringue Pie

12 x 12" acrylic painting on stretched canvas. I am finding that every painting is an adventure.

 Background

 Lemony filling

 Crust

 A couple of the several layers on the side of the meringue

 Browned top, first try. Second try was better.

 Plate and final

Hanging on the wall in my kitchen

Ketchup and Salt

Another little still life, 12 x 12". 5 hrs altogether.  It was based on a photo I took at our table at a local diner recently. I could've done more work on this, but I liked it how it stands. I learned quite a bit this time. this is the first time I've tried glass objects, and all the colors in the white areas. It was a fun painting!

Laying in colors and values

More, toast and salt shaker

Close-up, not finished

More details added

Close-up of finished painting

Finished "Ketchup and Salt"

On my wall in the kitchen

Soft Pretzels with Cheese Dip

Another painting. 12" x 12" square stretched canvas with acrylic paint. It's fun painting food! My favorite parts are the foil top of the cheese dip and the salt.

Donuts

Here's my latest painting, Donuts, just finished today. I'm very happy with it. It took 4 hours of painting time, and a whole week of artist's block! :) Here's the evolution of the painting. It's based on a photo I took (last photo). And it's 12" square. Kind of small for me, but I think I like this size!

Peanut donut

Cinnamon bun and cream filled

Chocolate frosting

Darken darks and work on cinnamon bun

White cream, hilites on chocolate, and glaze on bun

Add a few crumbs, and sign!

And here is the reference photo I used. It was dull, so I "ortonized" it to bring out more vivid coloring.

Photo I created and used to do this painting.

Well, this is just me practicing Cocaine by Eric Clapton. I learned it last night. I start out like this and don't ever seem to get much better. I don't know what I'm doing. But it's fun--a lot more than I appear to be having! I do wish I was better at it.