When Life Gives You Lemons...

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

                                                                 - Julius Rosenwald

It's a good philosophy, I think... Although it is easier to say when you're not in the middle of facing some of life's lemons. 😀

This was a funny painting to work on.  It started with a tan-ish blue-ish background, an orange-ish brown-ish table, and some lemon yellow lemons.  I "finished" it and hoped that the painting fairies would come in the night and work their magic.  They did not.

... sigh...

Wipe off the wood color...

Soften the back edges...

Warm up the lemons with different yellows...

Try purple-ish...

Put some shadows...

Add the shine highlights...

... hmph... The painting fairies sometimes have a lousy work ethic, and you just have to dig in and do it yourself! 😀

Original Oil Painting on 11"x 14" Wrapped Canvas
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Lemonade

I painted this as a challenge piece for Artistic Sentiments.  I love the concept of this site - an image is presented then artists are invited to create and share art inspired by that image. It's so interesting to see the diversity in style. The image used for inspiration for this challenge was a painting by Van Gogh called "Still Life with Pitcher and Lemons."

I know that mine is a lot more realistic (less loose and artsy) than his, but it's more me. The goblet and saucer are from my cupboard, and the paisley silk scarf in the background is one I often wear as a wrap.


Visit Sweet Summer Lemonade, an Etsy treasury (collection of art pieces and vintage items) celebrating all things yellow.  Or click on It's Gonna Be a Hot One to sample a look at all things hot and how to avoid the heat!

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