Friday, September 30, 2011

Malicious Melon Demo


I started teaching a 12 week class yesterday and here is the demo I did to show the big brush, thick paint technique. It never even occurred to me at the time that I just happened to chose the country's most unpopular fruit. It's funny how the news of the day can subconsciously work its way into our work.
Canalopes are cheap and so plentiful now, and their structural shapes make them really fun to paint, if you can temporarily forget the havoc they are wreaking. I think I'll focus on bananas next week.
Canelope Culprit
9x12" Acrylic on canvas
$275

8 comments:

Adria Arch said...

Gorgeous, Patti! But bananas have their own issues. Strange fruit.

Christine said...

this is really lovely Patti

Giselle Vidal McMenamin said...

this turned out delish!

angie Brooksby-Arcangioli said...

Hi PAtti, your choice of color is really awesome. I love the green of the skin under the dark orange.

Patti Mollica said...

Thanks Angie - I was hoping someone would notice that weirdo grey green color :-)

Oli Cotton said...

Hi!!! I found this piece on Pinterest and I loved it! I'm getting back from almost a 10 year break of doing any art. I was looking for pieces to practice on, and I did a tribute to yours! I learned a lot from this demo! Thank you so much for sharing. Although, this post is from 2011...now 2020. Greetings from Texas!

Oli Cotton said...

Hi!!! I found this piece on Pinterest and I loved it! I'm getting back from almost a 10 year break of doing any art. I was looking for pieces to practice on, and I did a tribute to yours! I learned a lot from this demo! Thank you so much for sharing. Although, this post is from 2011...now 2020. Greetings from Texas!

cherylcarlsbad said...

Patti do you offer an online class?