Delicious Watermelon slices

Who doesn't like watermelon?  I don't think there is anyone who doesn't.  Probably no other food encapsulates summer as much as a watermelon.

Hers is my take on the simple watermelon.  Delicious slices.  I've painted these two pieces of watermelon with just a little bit of a shadow underneath.  I wanted to give some dimension to these slices, not just make them pink slabs with a green end and some black dots.

What I did was to make the hard edge of the slice the lightest part of the painting.  normally, I like the foreground to be the darkest part of my paintings, but here I had to make an exception.  The white on the corners is supposed to, along with the drawing, make this really look three dimensional.  I think I've accomplished that somewhat.  Tell me what you think.

Hope you enjoy this little painting I did.  If you would like to see a video of it, check it out below.  Thanks for the quick read.  Stop back again for the next update.

The End of Summer

Painting with my daughter has been an incredible sense of joy for me.  We sat down and painted a garden, and this is one of the things I came up with.  Watermelon from our garden.  Tried to give the melon a little depth, but not sure I really got it.  Regardless, it is so fun to paint with someone who has no fear in what she does.   I am trying to think less and do more with my painting, just like her.  Also trying to worry less about detail and focus more on getting the feeling of the painting across to the viewer.

Well, enjoy, and thanks for viewing.