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theancientofdays — Days of Wine and Oysters
Published: 2009-04-01 21:35:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1277; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 0
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Todays's work. Watercolour, 11" by 14". A commission.
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Oh god XD This reminds me of the time that I worked at the fancy seafood restaurant at the airport. Chablis was one of the most ordered wines there 
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[link] [link] Here are some pictures of the bar, it looks rather classy, doesn't it?
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Holy smokes! Nice-looking place!
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This is pretty amazing Chris, that label on the bottle must've been a bugger to do
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Yeh but there is always something about still life that makes you stare i think and this is one of them
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Thta's the funny thing about still life and landscapes - they may not get a million favourites and comments, but they are very popular sellers, so I usually try to have a few lying around.
Oh dear. Rain. I'll have to break out the rubbish bags to cover the work if I'm going to be setting up my display in the rain!
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Thank you very much! Still lifes don't usually get a lot of attention, so I really appreciate the kind words. The guy who ordered it really loved this one, and wow, it looked SO good framed.
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Oh sweeet! I am happy that the customer liked it
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The bottle looks so nice 8D
Glass is very difficult, imo, so I gotta admire this.
Plus, I am now hungry. I blame you.
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If it was a challenge, I can't tell. x)
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Looking at this is making me hungry. Wonderful job the shading is great. I love the colors you used in order to get the realistic look to it. Nice work. ^^
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Thank you very much! ^^ There really was more colour mixing in this one than in most of my work - I was really trying to get it right. Oysters are hard.
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But oysters are yummy too lol.
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It's a really nice anniversary gift. And I love oysters
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Me, too - they're a little hard to come by, but I really enjoy them.
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The juxtaposition of these luxury items and that stormy background wash is a wonderful contrast! It's a bit disorienting, but not in a bad way.
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Thanks! Yeah, I decided that with all the little details in the foreground, I ought to go pretty vague with the background so that they wouldn't compete too much.
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Thank you very much! ^^ The fellow who ordered this one sort of described what he wanted, so I hope I did what he's expecting!
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God, I could go for those right now... I'm faving this to remind myself to go buy some.
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^^ Thanks very much!
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Thank you so much! I generally don't do a lot of still lifes, but I actually enjoy doing ones with glass in them because they're such a challenge...
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^^
i think that's excelent
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Thanks very much! I think this is probably my very best oyster painting ever!
...okay, I've never actually painted oysters before.
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That is why it is your best osyter painting! hahahahaha Funny. Its excellent. Give yourself a clap on the back.
anytime.
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Awesome lighting and transparency on the goblets.Wine bottle looks amazing,great detail on the label.Cool textures on the oysters.Looks incredible
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Thank you very much! ^^ The commissioner wanted a dramatic lighting effect, so I went very heavy on both the shadows and the highlights. I wish I'd had a bit of a steadier hand for the lettering on the bottle, but I keep reminding myself that it's supposed to be a painting, not a photograph.
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wow, total beauty
how did you manage or put the white outline for the glasses?
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Thanks! 
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... but so mani thin white lines... how neat is tht, never tried this technique
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You have to be careful about where you place the wash water, though.
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hmm, i need to take some lessons from you then
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Great job, as always! It always amazes me that you're able to make bottles/glasses look like they're actually made of glass! I would definitely find that too difficult!
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Thanks very much! ^^ Glass is really tricky - I teach a special class on it when I teach watercolour. The actual painting of glass isn't too hard if you know what to paint. That's the hard part - you have to see the glass and the lights and shadows within the glass to be able to approach painting it. I always say, "Paint what you actually see, not what you think you ought to see."
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Thank you very much! ^^ The photo doesn't really do this one justice 
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