Morning Orange

Morning Orange
Oil on canvas, 7x5

Almost every morning of my adult life, I have an orange before starting my day.  I never peel it though, I prefer to slice it - not to eat the white membranes encasing each section.  Turns out that these little white bits are also a challenge to paint.  I had the best luck by loading up the palette knife and pulling the paint over the top of the orange, using the colors to show the translucency of the fruit.  Still life painting is not my forte, but it is fun to mix up the routine and challenge myself with something new!  Painting number 444 in 444 days - now on to play with the grandsons!