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| Watermelon Mark Nesmith Oil on Canvas mounted on Board 8" x 10" 2013 |
Here's my 8"x10" daily painting of my son eating watermelon. He has a face full! I started this with a pretty detailed pencil drawing, then painted alla prima in two or three short sessions throughout the day. Altogether I worked about 2 1/2 hours on this painting.
I took several pictures while I painted. Here's a step by step collage through the various stages of completion. After I was satisfied with the pencil drawing, I mixed up 3 or 4 basic flesh tones and layed in the arms and face. From there I established the background color and the darker shadows of the hat before painting the hat and the watermelon. I then worked my way down through the folds of the shirt to the wooden picnic table. I added a few blue tints as highlights on the table and the hand in shadow, and then finished by adding some brighter flesh highlights on the cheekbone, ear, and arms.
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| "Watermelon" step by step Mark Nesmith Oil on Canvas mounted on Board 8" x 10" 2013 |
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