Oranges Dark No. 04

Dec 25

The rightmost orange in the bowl has a funny right side.

A small oil painting featuring a bowl of oranges against a dark background — Oranges Dark No. 04

Before painting, I typically sketch the objects and shade in where the shadows are. This helps me know where to place my paint.

Two preliminary sketches for two paintings featuring a bowl of oranges — Sketches before painting

Here’s all four of the paintings together and there are subtle differences between each one like variation in the background and color of the oranges.

Four small oil paintings featuring a bowl of oranges against a dark background. The paintings are laid out in a two by two formation. — All four Oranges Dark paintings

And finally, a palette shot.

A color palette featuring white, blue, red, and orange oil paints — The palette I used for these paintings

Ella Chiang

Ella Chiang is a digital product designer based in Southern California.

http://ellatronic.com

Oranges Dark No. 04

Oranges Light No. 01

Oranges Dark No. 03