Lemons and blue bowl

This was fun.  I painted this yesterday afternoon and decided it was finished.  No going back and "fixing" it.   This is a comfortable size for me for a daily painting.

I am learning on these paintings that getting values right is my biggest challenge.  I have a hard time getting the darkest values--I keep thinking "a lemon can't be that dark".  But when I stand back from the easel I see that I haven't made enough contrast between the lights and the darks.

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8" X 10" oil on canvas panel

Apples, lemons and blue bowl.

I started a new class in April. This is the first painting that I didn't wipe off. I won't be hanging it, but I did take a picture of it.

At least now you can tell that they are lemons. I really need to work on the ellipses.