A few vegetables

Couldn't get a good photo of this because of the dark background/light foreground - but during the photography process, discovered how dramatic a still life can be when the background is pitch black!

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Comment by Jessica Futerman on July 16, 2014 at 21:09: Thank you Cristina & Olivia for your encouraging comments!

Comment by Cristina Mihailescu on July 16, 2014 at 8:08: Lovely!!

Comment by Olivia O'Carra on July 16, 2014 at 8:05: Great work Jessica The vegetagles look very real

Comment by Jessica Futerman on July 15, 2014 at 17:56: Thank you/muchas gracias everyone for all your helpful & interesting comments, suggestions & compliments! Mario, Silvana & Michael - yes, I see what you all mean about the shadows! I did try to paint the occlusion shadows & cast shadow on the pepper from the lemon; maybe they need a bit more darkening (partly my excuse is that it's a bad photo :)) Thanks for the tips about setting up & checking the shadows; first I had a garlic bulb instead of the lemon & its cast shadow was not a good shape & I had to scrape it off! So I learned in this one how important the shapes of the shadows are by trial & error, but I didn't think so much about the shadows each object cast on its neighbour. I am just learning to paint more than one object in a still life, so really appreciate everyone's help!

Comment by Britt Greenland on July 15, 2014 at 14:08: Nice, Jessica! Makes the corners of my mouth "tang". ; )

Comment by Michael J. Severin on July 15, 2014 at 10:12: Very nice Jessica! Same thing as your last still life ......Throw a cast shadow from the lemon onto the pepper ..same value as the cast shadow on the table. Looking at the direction of your light source, Jessica, ..there had to be a cast shadow there anyway? You are probably thinking ..big deal ...but actually a cast shadow there would be very important.....it separates the lemon from the pepper and creates a better shape of the overall shadow pattern. When I set up a still life, I position my light source so that one thing will cast a shadow on another ..it creates interesting shapes and rhythm. Also remember, the shadow is darkest and warmest near the object that is casting it. .....and don't forget the occlusion shadow. .... seemingly minor points, but they will help anchor your objects to the table.

Comment by Linda McNeill on July 15, 2014 at 10:00: great brushstrokes, Jessica.

Comment by Silvana M Albano on July 15, 2014 at 8:46: Actually, there is something strange with the shadow, but I really love that lemon!

Comment by Laura Xu on July 15, 2014 at 4:19: It is just great! Specially like the onion.

Comment by mario alberto velazquez on July 15, 2014 at 1:53: Great job Jessica, beautiful colors...quizas oscurecer las sombras al inicio de la verdura.para no verlas flotando

con todo respeto, saludos