In Getting ready for my showing at several of the Wineries and Wine Festivals this year here is the second Still Life finished last week just before Powhatan's Festival Of The Grape, our local wine festival. Turn out yesterday was somewhere near 7500 - 8000 wine lovers, and great weather. Not bad for such a small rural county in VA. My most local and newest art association Fine Arts Of Powhatan had our 2nd show at the festival. I donated my tent and screens for the event so Powhatan could see the fine artists in their midst. I myself had my 3 recent wine themed paintings there, this one included. It's a good thing it didn't sell because I hadn't had it photographed yet.
It of course is on pastelboard and finished with UV Archival Varnish to protect it like all my other pieces on this board. I did get the usual comments of "That can't be colored pencil!" This still life was set up in my kitchen on my granite countertop with a few nectarines I had around with one of my favorite blue wine glasses. A pale blue draped fabric covered the background board which I thought was a nice complimentary color to the yellow of the napkin and the Fess Parker Chardonnay (which I love).
Now on to my last of the series, for a while, which has to be done before my next winery show. I'll leave you all in suspense, but realize that since I've started my "part time day job" to pay for this Art Habit I have it may not be a short wait. Now back to coloring.
Gloria
