"Sunny Firebaugh Morning"

Original Oil Painting by Jeri McDonald 16x20 on stretched cotten canvas. Still life from wildflowers, onions and corn all grown here in Firebaugh. I picked the flowers around the block from my home where the sun shines all the time. I wanted to capture the bright morning sunlight shining in our windows every morning and how it made the yellow daisies petals look lit up. I did not want to use a dark background but see if I could get that effect without adding too much shadow behind the flowers but just enough to pop them. I was also suggesting a country atmosphere with my subject matter. I will be entering this one in our Fresno county fair.

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Comment by Olivia O'Carra on July 13, 2014 at 7:10: I really like the variety in the flowers Jeri

Comment by Jeri McDonald on July 13, 2014 at 3:30: The other thing I was trying to do was keep my values all in the lighter end to help create a feeling of sun and light all over the painting which the basket did have streaming light showing through from my window making it look much lighter than it was.

Comment by Jeri McDonald on July 13, 2014 at 3:25: I actually repainted that basket much lighter as I had it darker as described but it overpowered my focal point which is the flowers so I pushed it back and made it less significant. The photo is not as clear as the real painting and it has more depth than this is showing. Hard to take a good photo and make it look like the real thing. Thanks for all the advice. I may still aad more depth as you say Betsy but not too dark. Thanks!

Comment by Linda McNeill on July 12, 2014 at 18:44: Great job on the vase.

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on July 12, 2014 at 14:25: Jeri, you might want to revisit the values inside the basket. They might be a little darker, since they are not getting as much light as the outside. Ditto for the things inside the basket. .corn, etc. They will be darker and get lighter when they emerge from the basket.Just a suggestion. I like the country feel and concept of the painting. I live on a farm, myself.