Onion Jam

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Comment by Justine Wardle on April 26, 2012 at 0:14

Love the very dark darks on the eggplant and the sides of the jar and the beautifull incoming light.  The shadaws work really well.  The colour of the jam through the glass works so well.  The more I look at this the more I see.  Well done

Comment by Jim Townsend on April 11, 2012 at 1:36

Very Nice!! That's how it's done. Excellent values.

Comment by Dirk Rampling on April 1, 2012 at 16:19

Thanks Stu. I've been interested lately in how other artists utilise the sharper focal points in their paintings. 

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on April 1, 2012 at 14:17

Dirk, I like the lack of detail on the background and foreground leaves; your soft and lost edges take them out of focus and accentuate the crisp lines of your middle ground objects in the focal point.  I think this is a terrific painting and I wouldn't do a thing to it if it were mine.   Stu

Comment by Dirk Rampling on April 1, 2012 at 11:18

Thanks Richard, i see what you mean about the front leaves. I'm learning there is a fine line between too loose & not enough detail. The final run home is the crucial stage of the painting process.  

Comment by Richard Robinson on April 1, 2012 at 9:21

Dude. That's more like it - much better than your first one, which was still good, but this is better. Beautiful. Feel like the leaves in the foreground could do with a little bit crisper detail in the stems. If I did this one I'd be patting myself on the back.

Comment by Svitlana Rubtsova on March 30, 2012 at 10:44

Very nice!

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on March 28, 2012 at 23:17

Fabulous painting, Dirk. Your still life paintings are getting better and better. Stu

Comment by Ann Turner on March 28, 2012 at 19:26

Lovely warm colors and nice reflection in the jar.