Did you know?
Most artists creating a still life painting will design a reference set up in their studio of the ‘scene’ - complete with lighting to look at while painting.
In the case of perishable fruits, (and flowers), in the ‘old days’ I imagine that the artist would work as fast as possible and concentrate on key areas while they were still looking fresh.
For me, I have worked from a ‘live’ scene that I have created in my studio - but I also always photographed my set up so that I could use the image for later reference.
In the case of the sliced watermelon in this painting, it would have been way past its prime by the time the painting was completed. The process to complete a realistic image like this is not FAST!
To the right is a very simple example of how an artist might use anything, most often a box, to support a backdrop and create a still life scene in a specific space to work from. (this is an example I found to show you and is not one of my works in progress)
The "Watermelon" image shown above is actually a picture of one of the Limted Edition Prints of this painting. Limited Edition Prints - on canvas - are available as well as the original. Click HERE for information..
