New Painting – Pentacle Candle and Apple
Pentragram Candle and Apple3″x5″ oil paint on canvas board
3″x5″ oil paint on canvas board
Five sittings
Reference is my own photo
The finished mini painting shows a pentacle carved candle holder with lit tea light casting a pentacle on a nearby apple.
For the final layer I added glow around the candle flame, and painted in the candle flame.
A look back at the steps leading up to the finished painting:
3″x5″ oil paint on canvas board
Four sittings
Reference is my own photoIn this layer I added light reflection on the apple, as well as brightening and better defining the white on the candle.
3″x5″ oil paint on canvas board
Three sittings
Reference is my own photo
In this layer I brightened up the red of the apple, as well as brightening and better defining the white on the candle.
3″x5″ oil paint on canvas board
Two sittings
Reference is my own photoBase layer is thin alizarin crimsonToday I first laid down a very thin layer of black paint across the entire canvas. Next I added in a cadmium light red to create the glow on the apple and brushed black back into it to create the pentacle shadow. After that I added white to create the base lighting on the candle holder.
Project: Pentacle Candle and Apple