Vintage Fishing Lures in Wooden Box

Ok, so I painted this one again.  It seems I do that from time to time.  I find an image I like, and I paint it a few times until I paint it close to the way I want it.

My previous painting, I believe, had the floor of the box slightly lighter that the sides.  I thought that it would probably make the lures stand out a bit more if I did the floor a little darker, and the sides lighter.  I hope that it worked.

I was also trying to give the lures a yellow/brown aged look.  That much, I think I have gotten right.  Maybe a little too much.  I think that the lures definitely look like they have been around for a long long time.

There could be a bit more shadowing on the lures, and the box, and there probably should be some highlights in there somewhere.  If it was like half the times I went fishing growing up, it was a really overcast day, and there weren't any shadows or highlight.  lol.

I hope you all like this painting.

Metal Tackle Box

Well, here is the final one, I think, of my fishing series of paintings.  This one, is of course lures, in a metal tackle box.  Had fun painting it, though it took me a while.  I started this on my lunch hour last friday, and painted for about 15 minutes each lunch until today.  I like how some of it turned out, other parts, not quite so much.

Well, I'm keeping this write up short. Hope you enjoy.

Fishy Fishy Fishy Fish

For Sale. Watercolor. 6x9. $25

Alright, sticking with my recents aquatic theme, I give you some more fishing lures.  I made sure to make the colors a little bolder and brighter.  And add a little shadow to the background behind.  My hope is that that would make them stand out just a bit more.  For some of the lures it really did, some not quite as much as I wanted.

As I was painting this one, i suddenly went, uh oh, its a brown background with a brown pole and some darkish color lures, I hope its not too brown.  Well, it does look a bit brownish, but I don't think it takes away from the picture as a whole.  I also tried to make the pole look round.  Not exactly sure how that one turned out!

Trying hard to loosen up my painting style.  The wall is supposed to have reds and yellows and greens in it.  Guess that was a bit too subtle.  The next one will have to be a bit better.  I think the mixing of the colors on the lures is better.  My favorites are the ones on the ends.  One other thing.  I started cheating my highlights.  You may look and see the white highlight lines.  They are not paint at all.  White colored pencil.  Takes all the stress out of trying to leave white area when I paint, and when you look at it, you looks like a real reflection.  Yes, I probably could do the same with white gouache, but this took all of a few seconds to do and looks nearly exactly identical.

Hope you all enjoy, I had a great time painting it.