Well, it was not my intention to work on apples at all just yet. While at the grocery store the other day, I picked up a few "replacement" Gala apples because the one off by itself was rotting. The stack in the bowl are doing just fine, but will start to fade soon if the temperatures stay warm. Being in the basement space with the dehumidifier has helped, but I know I'm pushing my luck in taking so long to paint them.
When I went down this morning, I just couldn't look at the putrid brown thing anymore. I picked the one replacement apple that had the same overall shape and put it in. That led to wanting to paint it - of course!
The color in these apples is rather difficult to recreate, but I feel I'm on the right track. I'm using Cadmium Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Yellow Light, Burnt Sienna, Titanium White and even some Viridian to get these things right! I am quite satisfied and pleased with how I captured the solo apple. Now to get the others up to par.
Here it is as of today. Yum.
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