Today's challenge had me facing my next worst enemy after metal......water. Having decided to paint a glass of water, I filled a glass and walked around the house looking for a good spot to place the glass. It was important that there be just the right amount of light coming through in order to create patterns of light & shade.
I do not have a picture of the actual glass to display because no sooner did I finish the painting than I drank up the water....it's the middle of summer here and one can't help but keep gulping down this elixir of life. In fact, I have now kept a water bottle in each of my handbags just to ensure I stay hydrated as often as possible.
Coming back to the painting, for this particular one I skipped the blues and stuck to different strengths of only one colour - Payne's Grey - a colour that I've just discovered in the art store and find extremely interesting especially when creating shadows. As an afterthought, I guess I should have used a little Raw Sienna to hint at the reflection of the background on the glass, but what's done is done!
Here's the painting....
So, Challenge of the day - a glass of water - done!
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