Elio Camacho, a friend and artist I highly regard often stresses the importance of doing still life paintings when not afforded the opportunity to paint en plein air. So many times I find myself painting from photographs or sketches when in the studio instead of forcing myself to paint from life. It's so much easier to see the subtle differences in value, form and color temperature when painting from life. Learning to actually "see" what life is presenting to us and successfully rendering it is something that I often miss when working from a photograph or sketch. Above is one of my best still life paintings.
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