Watermelon

Watermelon

Oil on Canvas Board

11"x14"

Available when dry

I started this yesterday and it smelled great, but then I finished it today and the watermelon smelled like jack-o-lanterns two days after Halloween. Who knew? The painting, however, went smoothly and I enjoyed it. I sketched out a few possible compositions in my sketchbook before I started and that prevented the blueberry problem. I've been dying to put a knife in a still life for a long time. I wanted to have a reflection on it and this painting was perfect for it. The last time I had a knife with fruit was my Mate with Orange seen in this blog's header. This picture is very unsatisfactory and I hope to get a better one soon because the watermelon color was pure joy to mix.