Vase of Purple and White Freesia (Oil Bar Painting Day 13)

Vase of Purple and White Freesia (Oil Bar Painting Day 13) Originally posted by randubnick

This morning I went over to Red Brick to work on this painting for a while. I am still working on the tablecloth. For reference, I used the photograph of the original still life setup that I taped on the wall last week. Today's goal was to get the folds of cloth to make sense in the painting, so I looked very hard at the shadows and highlights in the photograph. I began by working with a palette knife, but ended up applying paint with my fingertips. Although I didn't get to finish, I think this shapes in the tablecloth are getting better. However, once that part is finished, I will need to bring the color of the tablecloth back to a dark pink. To be continued. . . .