Persimmons

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Materials:

8"x10" Canvas Panel

Paints: Most Oil paint sets will do. Individual colors used here: Titanium White, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Red light, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Umber, Cadmium Yellow Medium. In terms of brands, I use and like Winsor & Newton.

Synthetic Brushes: Filbert 2, 4, 6; Round 2; Flat 6

I've been happy with the Princeton SNAP series - affordable and feel nice. 

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Painted in oils

I painted this still life in my oil paintings class.  I went through a phase where I used a bluish grey background in many of my paintings, and this piece is no exception. It's a color that speaks to me and provides a perfect contrast to the brighter colors in the foreground.

If I had to estimate how much time I spent on this painting, I'd guess 5 - 10 hrs. I worked off an image in this case and didn't use a grid. Things I focused on in this painting:

Though some of my persimmons look like orange tomatoes, I love this painting. 

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