Navel Oranges (#16)

Navel Oranges (#16) (5"x7" oil on panel)

Oranges look easy, but for me these were hard to paint . . . I fussed over them for hours . . . falling back on old habits, rather than putting down a stroke of paint and leaving it alone, I blended and repainted in my former fashion . . . I am beginning to surrender to the way I paint 'naturally' which does involve blending and 'fusing' . . .  I've decided what I am aiming for is 'painterly realism' . . . so, I am happy with these oranges, even though I think they are a bit too 'tight' . . .

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© Navel Oranges by Marjorie Jordan