Wednesday, October 3, 2018

JEAN-LOUIS MORELLE'S BOTTLE ON TABLE





A homage to Jean-Louis Morelle, who must be, like Ewa Karpinska, a true master of this wet-in-wet technique.

Apparently, Jean-Louis liked to paint all the things around him, including this bottle on a table.  The painting is my version but it's from his painting of the same thing (and he uses some great blossoms in the background which I did not create as well).  I do like the misty look, though.


7 comments:

Chris Lally said...

LOVE this misty look, Rhonda. You did it again!! :}

laura said...

Yes, I agree, very atmospheric.
I am a fan of Giorgio Morandi, who also, in his still lifes, painted and repainted the objects in his studio!

Lisa Le Quelenec said...

Love the light in this! So much said with the unpainted areas as much as the painted. I think you are on a roll with this technique - they are lovely.

Debbie Nolan said...

Rhonda I really like the misty effect you achieved here. Makes one keep focused on the bottle. Almost dream like friend. Have a lovely day. Hugs!

Jennifer Rose said...

great looking bottle :)

how are you getting the misty/foggy look?

RH Carpenter said...

Thanks so much, Chris, Laura, Lisa and Debbie. You are all too kind towards my explorations :)

Jennifer, thanks. I pre-wet all around the bottle, then painted that; then I pre-wet inside the bottle, leaving whites here and there, and painted that. Left the top for last. I didn’t get the blossoms Morrelle did in his bottle painting but I like mine because it’s more blue (I used only cobalt and raw sienna in the painting and painted the top last on dry paper).

Jennifer Rose said...

ah thanks for the explanation :)