Peppers

Peppers oil painting. I wanted to try and stay with some items that were simple in shape and color. Looking back on this I shouldn't have selected perishables. Of course I had to take photographs.
I don't have all the stages here but did take photos the basic stages.

1. The Burnt Umber under layer.

2. The "dead layer" is monochromatic and used to model the shadows without the complexity of color.

3. First color layer. I started to bring in the color slowly. 

4. Additional layers of color really brings it out.

11" X 13" Oil on Canvas