A slice of orange

Oil on linen, 7 x 9 inches

I was in the mood for some juicy colors to day, and I love the transparency of the orange. I was experimenting, or should I say studying the edges quite closely and playing a little with the texture. The underside of the slice was surprisingly hard to paint in terms of color and drawing. I´m still not sure if I got it right, but I think its close enough.

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Comment by Ann Turner on September 16, 2013 at 17:55: Yummy yummy ! Love those saturated colors ! This is a little jewel

Comment by mario alberto velazquez on September 14, 2013 at 16:31: Really wonderful painting...

Comment by Jim Haycock on September 12, 2013 at 12:32: Wow! Really nice! You have such a great eye for the details that matter.

Comment by Carol Ann Rogers on September 12, 2013 at 9:20: This is a beautifully luminus orange! Beautiful colors and love the edges you've created also!

Comment by Þorgrímur Andri Einarsson on September 12, 2013 at 2:37: Thank you Lori and Pandalana

Pandalana, I would recomend you consider painting the orange slice from life. The colors are always going to be more vibrant and juicy that way :)

Comment by Pandalana Williams on September 12, 2013 at 1:34: Yep! you got it right! It looks beautiful! I just took some photos of orange slices yesterday to paint. You have motivated me to try it, I think getting the "glow" is going to be the hardest.

Comment by Lori Ippolito on September 11, 2013 at 3:29: Wow! It LOOKS juicy! Well done:)

Comment by Þorgrímur Andri Einarsson on September 11, 2013 at 2:45: Thanks guys. There is something super nice about doing a high saturated painting like this one. I made use of all my cadmium colors (red, orange, deep yellow, pale yellow, lemon yellow).

Comment by Jessica Futerman on September 11, 2013 at 1:03: Amazing!

Comment by Michael J. Severin on September 11, 2013 at 0:43: The drawing is great Andri. The color and luminosity is just spectacular!! You have a nice variety of edges. This is worth a lot of study for anyone wanting to learn about edges!!! ...me for one!! :) ..great painting Andri.