Wine. That's what I had to paint today. To be more precise, the topic was wine bottles, but all I had at home was a bottle of beer (now empty....hic!). Checked out google for reference photos, but didn't quite like any so chose this pic instead.....
Love the look of the red wine as it splashes out and that's what caught my eye. It's a pity wine doesn't go down well with me. One sip is fine. Two sips, and the stars begin to twinkle in the distance.....three, and I've got stars in my eyes....four, and it's a starry-starry night for me!
The mention of wine always bring to mind the memory of a party I once attended where, all in good spirits, an uncle insisted I have some wine before dinner. Unfortunately, I went a wee bit beyond my four sips limit and started feeling rather uneasy, ravenous and hot all at once. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to sit, run or eat a horse. One look at me and my cousin dragged me out to the bathroom and had me splash a lot of water on my face . Although I looked very much like a drowned rat, the water did make me feel a lot better. Since then, I'm a lot more careful with wine and mentally count my sips on the rare occasions that I do accept a glass.
Getting back to my sketch for today.....as always, I've used watercolor and tried to add a little luminosity to the painting, but still have a long way to go as far as that is concerned. Wasn't very sure of the shading in this particular image, but I guess, when I look at it now, it seems okay enough. I like it.
Here's my painting.........
Art-a-day challenge......wine........done!
Cheers!
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