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Oranges Light No. 04

The fourth iteration of this painting series.

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

And the palette.

A color palette featuring white, red, oranges, and blues used in the Oranges Light series — The palette

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Oranges Light No. 03

The bowl has a slight green color on it where the blue and the orange paint mixed together.

A small oil painting featuring some oranges in a bowl against a light background — Oranges Light No. 03

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Oranges Light No. 02

The second version. I’m noticing the oranges look more red in these Oranges Light paintings even though I’m using the same colors as in Oranges Dark (No. 01, No. 02, No. 03, No. 04).

A small oil painting featuring a bowl of oranges on a light background — Oranges Light No. 02

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Oranges Light No. 01

So I decided to do the inverse of the last painting series, using the same source photo from before, and just changing the background colors in my head. It was more challenging than I thought it was going to be. Thinking about where to place the shadows because it is not just the same place as where the light parts of the dark version are.

Also, I painted the bowl a couple of times. The first time, there was not enough contrast between the bowl and the background so the bowl was disappearing into the background. I changed the color of the bowl to a different blue to help it stand out.

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Oranges Dark No. 04

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