Biscotti Fruit and Coffee

Workshop7 painting 9 by 12 inches, oil on canvas panel (navel oranges, blood oranges and some tangerines with leaves)--Actually the coffee in the cup is Peet's coffee and home brewed--The biscotti jar is from Gubbio in Umbria.

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Comment by Nancy Sands on March 25, 2012 at 21:23: Stu, I am amazed at how much you were able to put into this still life painting. Everything looks absolutely delicious. Beautiful loose brush work and really nice detail. You really do have such a unique style that is all your own.

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 22, 2012 at 1:26: Susie, tight style and small brushes. And this is fairly loose for me. What always amazes me is that I can't leave more things out; it just feels unfinished. Stu

Comment by susie gregory on March 22, 2012 at 1:16: stu - i didn't notice the size before...it amazes me what you can get in such a small space!!

Comment by Dorian Aronson on March 21, 2012 at 16:11: I am laughing out loud!.............you just wouldn't believe the day I have had. Hoping tomorrow will be a better now I will go and follow your link...........: ))

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 21, 2012 at 16:00: Yes ma'am. This is just an Art Alternative store bought canvas panel. It costs more than a piece of paper, but I cannot crumple it up and throw it in the garbage. Actually fixing mistakes made on canvas or using the flawed work as a study for a new work that corrects the flaws is extremely valuable. I have a funny story about throwing your work away in the garbage. I took an outdoor painting workshop from Elizabeth (Libby) Tolley 4 years ago. We were all sitting in her studio and she told us that she used to throw her unacceptable work in her garbage. One day her neighbor knocked on the door and asked her if she would sign some paintings that the neighbor had taken from Libby's garbage. Libby declined and now uses the failed work as teaching materials or cuts it up or paints over it. Libby has a fabulous book "100 Solutions for Oil Painters"; she has great demos and a lot of information in it. She is also a fabulous teacher. You can see her work at www.elizabethtolley.com. Stu

Comment by Dorian Aronson on March 21, 2012 at 15:33: Hi Stu

Question you said this is a 9x12..........is that the actual size of the canvas panel? And BTW I am working on a new setup......took me all day to get the photo right. Tomorrow I will paint...............best wishes to you........dor:))

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 21, 2012 at 14:54: Thanks Sharon. Note that the revised one has very subtle differences. Stu

Comment by Sharon Casavant on March 21, 2012 at 12:40: Nice composition and light!

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 19, 2012 at 16:38: Thanks Jane. I've actually been using an acrylic underpainting off and on for years. I just started trying the really saturated colors and they seem to give an interesting quality to the overlying oil colors. Stu

Comment by Jane Albin on March 19, 2012 at 11:56: Very nice Stu! Thanks for the color palette info. I like the idea of posterizing the photo to see the colors. I will have to try that too. My local art supplier does not have the interactive acrylics. I have a big set of Liquitex that I use every so often. I will have to try your sequence of layers. You get very nice results. The jar in particular is rendered beautifully.

I almost used a blood orange too. It is still in the refrigerator. The biscotti are a nice addition.

Thanks!!