Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Then There Was One - An original still life painting by George De Chiara

Then There Was One ©
5x7 inches  Oil on Panel
George De Chiara

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This winter weather has really challenged my usual plein air habits. The unusually cold, wet outdoors has kept me in my studio looking for inspiration around the house. After a few minutes of rummaging around the kitchen, I noticed this one tomato still on the vine and knew I had found my subject for the day. It took a little fidgeting to get it to stay in this position. I really wanted the stem to go up at an angle toward the top of the canvas. I actually had to use a small piece of putty to keep the stem pointing where I wanted and to stop the tomato from rolling over.


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