Hello everyone and welcome on De Papier et de Rêves' channel
I'm Ursula and today i'll be painting with you an other version of my previous video
Last week i did paint a still life with bananas and lemons in a more academic way
And today i'm breaking things down in order to make something more interesting... i hope
I don't have a proper reference picture here, i'm working with the memory of my previous scene
and my last painting is also like a reference
But i'm deconstructing my painting for a more powerful and abstract image
I've made a sketch before painting with a very soft a black graphite pencil
so that the marks will be seen under the painting at the end
It's my choice and i like it, but you could definitely make a lighter sketch
On this sketch i've put some colors and then i diluted them with my spray bottle
And the excess of water has made those drips at the bottom
While it was still wet i've placed some shadows and idea of shapes
And then i let this first layer dry
Right now, i've started the second layer where i'll define shapes
The shapes are superimposed and mixed together without any order
i have really break down the scene and recomposed it in maybe an unexpected way
Some elements are superimposed in way that there wouldn't in the real life
My goal with this breaking down is to get an more expressive painting
And somehow to get the feeling of a day of summer where i would eat some bananas and lemons
This new painting is in direct opposition with my previous still life a bit stiff
which was an observation of what i could see
This new painting is all about feelings
It's my first time building an image in this style almost abstract
I didn't know where i would end up when i started
I just did know that my first painting was a bit boring without any character
And this time i just wanted to let go, have fun and just not overthinking it
I've decided to keep the yellow color
This painting is about lemons and bananas so that good to have a credible landmark
But i've modified all the shadows with violet hues
a mix of Ultramarine blue and Permanent alizarine crimson
And i've also added this turquoise color which is a mix of Ultramarine blue and Viridian
This greenish hue add another contrast with the yellow but more subtle than with the violet
This limited palette with only four colors allows me to have consistent colors in my painting
And to reinforce this unity, i used the same color in different places
So that they could repeat and echo themselves
So the violet shadow is also use in the banana's tails
it's a touch of violet and darkness here
I also added the turquoise color from the background to the side of the banana
My bananas weren't very ripped so the extremities were quite green
And as there is some yellow beneath it, the turquoise is looking more green in this area
In the same way that i've tried to keep my colors simple
I've also try to use my brush in a simple way
I was trying to make as few marks as possible for each elements
i didn't want to polish the shapes and go over the same spot multiple times
It allows me to have more expressive marks, but also to think less of what i'm doing
I'm being spontaneous and in the present time
Let's talk about supplies, i've started with an Escoda Aquario nº18
And then a Raphaël 803 nº2
And for the details a Silver Brush Black Velvet 1/4"
For the colors i've used Ultramarine blue
Viridian
Winsor yellow deep
Permanent Alizarine crimson
And my paper is Arches cold pressed
To end my painting i've decided to add a little bit of texture
First i've used a tooth brush to make some splatter of yellow
And with a brush in a dagger shape i've traced some straight lines (or i try to)
And those lines are the final touch to the breaking down
When i look at this painting once finished it tells me a story
The lines are the cut in my fruits, the drips are coming from my lemon when i squeezed it...
It's a story about feelings in summer
I'm very happy with the result first because it is spontaneous
and i did have a lot of fun painting this
it was almost liberating after the stiff still life even if it was a bit loose
So this painting is really in the spontaneity and feelings
If you've tried to paint a still life also this week, please try this too, it's freeing !
This video is now ending, thanks for watching
Please tell me what you think in the comment and check the blog post for more info !
see you soon !
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