I painted these avocados on a very dark, almost black canvas. Like the landscape I experimented with a few days ago. It's kind of like painting in the complete opposite way that I'm used to, which makes it a good exercise .
Oil on stretched canvas, sides painted, 6x6 inches
Sometimes I get an urge to do a little mixed media...I don't know if you could even call it that, but I love sketching in ink and sometimes I like to try to mix that in with my usual oils. What usually happens is I use the oils more like watercolors...I don't know what to call it, but it's fun.
I was tried a different approach to this little painting, sometimes I feel like I just have to try something new....it doesn't always work, but I always learn from it. I like how this one turned out though. I started by covering the canvas with a very dark, almost black solid wash. Then I painted as usual but made sure to leave some parts unpainted....something I never do.
