Painting Produce #2, Bell Pepper, 18 x 18, Oil

I had started to paint this Alla Prima as most of the Painting A Day paintings are done but the colors seem to become muddy that way and the translucent colors of the red bell pepper were lost. So there were glazes over opaque and vise versa and it took a long time even using alkyd medium. I really like working better in acrylic but there are things you can get with oil that don't look quite the same in acrylic.

There are more produce paintings nearing completion.

An artist friend sent the below photos when she heard I was painting produce. They are called Peter Peppers. Enough said.

I understand that seeds are available from: Totally Tomatoes, P.O. Box1626, Augusta, Ga 30903-1926

Hummers 2, 18 x 18, Acrylic

I nearly dumped this little painting and still may do. It certainly isn't up to the first Hummer painting. Guess which one's the female.