Friday, July 24, 2009

Cherry Red

8" x 8" acrylic on canvas panel
I wanted to paint these cherries one last time before they were too shriveled. I love the bright yellow background. The two touching cherries are supposed to draw your eye. It is a composition trick I read about in the book, "The Simple Secret to Better Painting ". It is a great book, and I recommend it to anyone trying to make more interesting paintings.
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3 comments:

  1. Virginia FloydJuly 24, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    I love this, Leslie. I like the bright background, the shadows of the stems. and the kissing cherries. Great values in the cherries and even reflected light in your shadows. Really nice.

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  2. Corinna MatiacioNovember 6, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    Aunt Leslie...These are awesome! I had not seen your work until I was browsing the web. Can't wait to see more!

    Love, Cori

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  3. Leslie MatiacioNovember 7, 2009 at 5:08 AM

    Thank you Cori! Isn't the internet amazing?

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