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"Just a Bowl of Cherries"

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10 x 8 Oil on Canvas Board Now that I've posted the painting, I see I didn't add the stem on the far right cherry. After painting the cast shadows on the background, I decided to paint the background in a middle value of Gray that I added a little Alizarin Crimson too.

"Just a Bowl of Cherries" Step 2

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10 x 8 Oil on Canvas Board Step 3: I mix a warm color of white, plus added various values of Gray, plus a little Coeruleum Blue and a l ittle Alizarin Crimson.

"Just a Bow of Cherries" Step 1

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10 x 8 Oil on Canvas Board Step 1: this is just the base in of local color. I mix a medium value of the local color. Next I will start building up the layers of paint, adding darker values .