Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Stilllife

fruity painting - mixed media, starting with pastels light grey and dark red


adding brown and orange


Here Chopin played his role: the ink scribbles in the background were done to the tones of serenade Nr. 10, and some water-soluble graphite gave some dimension, to the left dry, to the right wet.


Silver and gold markers were used to highlight some spots.


Adding some ink doodles all over the painting, and finished!


I share this on PPF, have a look at all the other artists, sharing their work!

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20 comments:

  1. Tracey FK18 January 2013 at 08:57

    I love that you showed how it progressed ... I listen to Bach's Violin sonatas while I work often and they always give my work a softer fluid look... I am going to look out for the Chopin now...xx

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  2. Ilona Heimböckel18 January 2013 at 12:41

    Oh, Bach is fantastic. I love Baroque-music!
    I have done a painting with Vivaldi, the Winter part of the Four Seasons:
    http://ih-billedkunst.blogspot.de/2012/11/the-merry-wives-of-venice.html

    Have a look!

    I took a look at your blog, fantastic beach photos!

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  3. carlarey18 January 2013 at 13:34

    Lovely piece of work. I really like the loose, sketchy feel of this.

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    1. Ilona Heimböckel20 January 2013 at 10:40

      Thank you, Carla! Yes it is a kind of sketch, but to work more on it would make it "heavy", I think.

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  4. Netty18 January 2013 at 14:22

    thank you for sharing your process and loving the results. Happy PPF and enjoy the weekend, Annette x

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    1. Ilona Heimböckel20 January 2013 at 10:44

      Thank you, Annette! Now it's sunday already :-) Have a beautiful day!

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  5. Anne Manda18 January 2013 at 16:33

    Lovely! Music is such an inspiration!

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    1. Ilona Heimböckel20 January 2013 at 10:45

      Thank you, Anne! Music can support a mood so well.

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  6. Mary C. Nasser18 January 2013 at 18:18

    Love the combination of doodles and metallic highlights!
    Amazing!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  7. Marji18 January 2013 at 18:43

    Very cool. Its so fun to see how other artists step through their process. Nicely done. Happy PPF

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    1. Ilona Heimböckel20 January 2013 at 10:51

      Thank you, Marji! Yes, there are so many ways to work and proceed. Glad you like this one :-)
      Happy PPF!

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  8. Linda Kunsman18 January 2013 at 19:16

    thanks for sharing your process .Fascinating to discover what music can inspire.Happy PPF!

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    1. Ilona Heimböckel20 January 2013 at 10:53

      Hey Linda! Sharing is one important part of making art for me.
      Happy PPF!

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  9. GlorV119 January 2013 at 01:56

    Love the process and the fact that beautiful music is a part of the process. Nice job. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.

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    1. Ilona Heimböckel20 January 2013 at 10:57

      Thank you, Gloria! As I said in another comment, music adds to the spirit/mood I'm in. I try finding peaces that fit into my mood, sometimes - nice if it works ;-)
      Happy PPF!

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  10. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA19 January 2013 at 12:33

    I love still life's, and yours is truly outstanding. Happy PPF!

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    1. Ilona Heimböckel20 January 2013 at 10:58

      Thank you, Arnoldo! I'm glad you like it. Happy PPF!

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  11. Giggles19 January 2013 at 19:59

    Pretty work!!Love the shadows and the classical overtones!!

    Hugs Giggles

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    1. Ilona Heimböckel20 January 2013 at 11:00

      Thank you, Giggles! The shadows show that there is light also :-)
      Hugs Ilona

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