Pomegranate

6"x8"
Pomegranate #82

Well, this pomegranate was a lot harder to paint than I had expected.  I set the trusty timer for an hour, and was no where near finished when the alarm sounded.  In fact, I ended up rubbing the whole thing out and starting again.  I couldn't seem to paint any "light" on the pomegranate.  When you add white to red, it turns pink.  So resorting to white for light, was clearly not the answer.  After the "rub out" I switch to a #8 brush (BIG) and intensified the red (NOT PINK) and it looked way better.  I'm really into the dark backgrounds these days, but I think the pomegranate would look better on at lighter ground - at least bring in some contrast to make the painting more interesting.

I'll try again tomorrow if it's hazy.  But, if the sun will actually ever come out from behind this annoying haze, then I'm going to go up to Las Galinas and paint with my painting buddy - fingers crossed!