Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 3:33PM
Sadie Valeri in painting, still life
5 x 7 inches, oil on panel
This little medicine bottle has raised letters on it, making it a pretty daunting little object to paint. Today I finally felt brave enough to tackle it.
My "soft edge" experiment is really helping me; until recently I felt I had to paint a sharp edge where I saw one. The softer feel more accurately describes the light I think.
Ok, gotta run, I have a lunch date with my husband - to VOTE!
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