Still Life, rework of first painting

I have taken a photograph of the first still life in the series, altered it in Photoshop Elements, printed it out onto watercolour paper, and then re-worked it.  The photograph has come out a little bright.

I find this is a quick way to experiment with a painting, and if I find I really like the result, I will then go on and actually paint it on board.

Still Life No.1 reworked, acrylic, 10 x 12

 I have also taken another photograph of yesterday's painting.  The colours are more accurate now but it is a little brighter than the photograph shows, but if I alter the brightness, the colours are not true.  I think it maybe because there is a lot of scumbling one colour over another.

Still Life, version 3

I am enjoying this series, or sequence of paintings, and will be doing more in March.

Still Life version three

This is the work I hoped to post yesterday.  I still want to work on it a little more.  The photograph has come out with the wrong colours, so I need to take the photograph again in better light.  I am very pleased with the composition, and want to do more in this style.

Still Life, version three.  Acrylic and Conte pencil, 12 x 16 inch

Still Life, after Braque

This is the same still life as yesterday, but with influence from Georges Braque and Georgi Morani.  I wanted to get some tension into the work, hence the angles.  I left out the line of the backdrop deliberately, but may put it in later.

Still Life, acrylic 10 x 10 inch

Still life, muted colours

I hope this is the first in a series of work based on this still life.  The actual objects are matt white, but have a warm light shining on them.

Still Life, acrylic  10 x 10 inch

I have been looking again at the work of Ben Nicholson and the St. Ives group, and have been influenced by their colours.