Fall Fruit

Posted on September 22, 2015 | 35 Comments

I decided to pick some fall fruit for a watercolor still life:

Pear and apple photo

So I chose a pear and an apple!

Here is the first layer of paint:

1st layer of paint

The apple looks a bit like a tomato…

So I added more paint:

Layer 2

Pretty frustrated with the apple… maybe I should take a bite out of it and be done with it!  LOL!

So I added some shadows and background and overworked my fruit a bit more:

completed fruit

Not my best work… but the pear was really good for dinner on a spinach salad!

Happy Painting or Eating!  :-)))

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35 responses to “Fall Fruit”

  1. artandmoondreams | September 22, 2015 at 2:18 am | Reply

    Happy painting then happy eating is the key. This is lovely, thank you for sharing.

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  2. memadtwo | September 22, 2015 at 3:06 am | Reply

    I’ve been drawing my dinner ingredients; painting is a bit more of a challenge than I’m ready for at the moment. I like the simplicity of your images. (K.)

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  3. kathydoremus | September 22, 2015 at 4:39 am | Reply

    Pretty sure if I tried this it would turn out like a ball and a lopsided triangle! I’ll just keep admiring your work. 🙂

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  4. Laura (Createarteveryday) | September 22, 2015 at 5:33 am | Reply

    I love the apple! I’d say it is very well done, Jill! I think maybe another layer for the pears to deepen their shadows. Just my opinion, and what do I know. Hehe! Glad you enjoyed your dinner! Happy Tuesday, friend! 💛

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    • Jill Kuhn | September 22, 2015 at 9:06 am | Reply

      Thanks Laura! I watched a video on how to do it first and the person made it look so easy… But when I tried it, it was NOT easy. I was also pushed for time. I decided to add so color pencils to it afterwards – will post it later in the week. I’m liking the changes I made to it! :-)))

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      • Laura (Createarteveryday) | September 22, 2015 at 9:10 am |

        Good! Oh yeah, those people drive me crazy sometimes. Very rarely, they explain it to the point that you can do ok with those videos, but they can be frustrating to try and follow! And for me – usually being pushed for time will kill art. Father Time is an art killer! hehe I really love the apple though, Jill. I think it’s pretty amazing, actually.

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      • Jill Kuhn | September 22, 2015 at 9:18 am |

        I told my hubby we were eating leftovers because I had to paint! lol! He didn’t mind. :-)))

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  5. Charlie O'Shields (doodlewash) | September 22, 2015 at 5:56 am | Reply

    These are delicious Jill! 😉❤️Great painting! I only tried fruit once I stunk at it, so I’ll have to try it again. I found you sort of have to over-exaggerate the darks to get them to have the volume our eyes see.

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  6. Sharon Mann | September 22, 2015 at 6:01 am | Reply

    I like your subtle color layering. Painting fruit is a good way to practice watercolor. And, you get to eat the models. Beautiful art, Jill.

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  7. Jodi | September 22, 2015 at 6:02 am | Reply

    I think it is a beautiful classical looking still life. Bravo Jill – and HOW YUMMY does that salad sound?!!! 🙂

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  8. Sand Salt Moon | September 22, 2015 at 6:28 am | Reply

    So nice to see the progression. Love the soft autumnal yellows and oranges and reds. Lovely, Jill.

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  9. Glenmar Fullmer | September 22, 2015 at 6:47 am | Reply

    Great art and food!

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  10. Carmel Campbell | September 22, 2015 at 7:13 am | Reply

    I like your layering. The colors are soft. Apples and pears can be a challenge to paint. I know they are for me!

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  11. Teresa Robeson | September 22, 2015 at 7:49 am | Reply

    I have an artist friend whose favorite painting subject is the pear…she must have painted hundreds of them. LOL! Your painting has such beautiful, warm colors! I want to reach into your painting and grab them to take a bite! 🙂

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  12. rebecca | September 23, 2015 at 7:44 am | Reply

    Your handling of watercolor is really really nice, and yummy!

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  13. pommepal | September 23, 2015 at 4:10 pm | Reply

    Lovely soft colours. Watercolour is so hard to control you have done well. I tried, but failed, now I prefer water colour pencils, more control…

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    • Jill Kuhn | September 23, 2015 at 4:23 pm | Reply

      I like color pencils too but every now and then I like to torture myself with watercolors! It always amazes me how some people can make WC painting look so easy. Every now and then one of mine turns out that I like. In fact, I changed this painting by adding Prismacolor pencils to it. Do you have a specific brand of color pencils that you enjoy using? 🎨😊❤️

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  15. ann christina | October 3, 2015 at 9:03 am | Reply

    I really like this one, it´s a beautiful still life! And spinach salad with pear sounds delicious!!! Have to try that out! Thanks for sharing it, Jill!!! 💚

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  16. corinnebekker | October 5, 2015 at 10:29 am | Reply

    Hi Jill, I hadn’t seen these two before I saw what you ended up doing to them. But now I have, I say: this was a pretty picture on its own. You were being hard on yourself. The result after you put the pencil on though, is even better. So good for you for pushing it further. 🙂

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