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Pavlova No. 01

A pavlova is a meringue based dessert. This particular one was topped with a bit of cream, strawberries, and a small white flower. I got it at a shop inside Macy’s Union Square in San Francisco, CA. This was back in the 2010’s. Apparently the bakery doesn’t exist anymore, or at least in that location, since I don’t see it listed in the Macy’s restaurant section. And I can’t recall the name, but feel like I would recognize it if I saw it.

A small oil painting of a pavlova topped with cream, strawberries, and a small flower — Pavlova No. 01

Ella Chiang 1/8/25 Ella Chiang 1/8/25

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

Ella Chiang 1/6/25 Ella Chiang 1/6/25

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

Ella Chiang 12/30/24 Ella Chiang 12/30/24

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.