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I'm still into shiny metal - an old brass samovar this time. Found it even more of a challenge than the silver pots I uploaded a while ago. I had fun though! :D

Watercolours on Sennelier 300 g rough
30 cm x 40 cm / 12" x 16"


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*bear48 Mar 16, 2012
sweet job

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*p-e-a-k Mar 16, 2012   Traditional Artist
Thanks! :)
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~AgnesPterry Jan 17, 2012
Love the contrast and colors in this one. Great composition, too. :-)

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*p-e-a-k Jan 19, 2012   Traditional Artist
Delighted you like it, many thanks for comment and fav! :woohoo:
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*milbisous Dec 2, 2011
Coucou:wave: am back. Oh my, you're so productive, very good for you:clap: Very nice still Life. That's a gorgeous samovar. The way you did the "brass" colors is very attractive. That rose and the lace are also nicely done. However, if it were my set up, I would have avoided the vertical line of the background to line up with the samovar handle. With your artistic license, you could have moved the line, you know :D But this work is nice.
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*p-e-a-k Dec 3, 2011   Traditional Artist
Thanks amiga! :D As for the vertical line, yes, I know it is not the bee's knees but I put it there on purpose to distract the eye from the (to my mind) much bigger composition boo-boo: the muddle of the ornate handle and the top of the tea pot.
Well, it seems to have worked ;)

My only excuse: I was so excited about painting metal and this set-up in particular that I jumped in with both feet, forgot about all the rest, and only realized I had a major composition problem when the thing was nearly finished.

But you live and learn, and what I learned from this is:
You shall not set up and shoot still-lives at 7 AM, jet-lagged, after a 20 hour voyage, and without access to a computer for uploading your photos and checking the composition!
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*milbisous Dec 4, 2011
If simply for the excitement to attempt painting metals, you could have made life easier for you to have just a metal object and some fruit :D So I see that you're a daring and adventurous person. And that's right, we all live and learn, in all aspects. I'm learning about the reaction of clay glazing...slowly due to many absences and the course is ending...so fast. :(
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*p-e-a-k Dec 5, 2011   Traditional Artist
You would have a point... IF I owned any nice, shiny "paintable" metal objects to pair with fruit (or whatever). But I don't. Which is why for my tea party invitations I had to raid SIL's cabinets... quick-quick, between breakfast and going out to hit the Paris shops :giggle:
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*milbisous Dec 5, 2011
Even if you did not own such beauty, you could have a less...complicated composition to try, especially if you have to be quick quick before anything :)Plus your artist's license lets you select from photo what you only want to paint :nana: Joking aside, it is a good attempt. I still have an unfinished "attempt" at metal that is hard to continue, when there is no longer...challenge deadline. I seem to function well when there is pressure and it is...bad :(
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*karincharlotte Nov 30, 2011
Wow, I was also going to say how impressive it is, and then read Smudimba's comment, ha, ha. It is certainly unusual...I've never seen a samovar - never knew such a thing existed. What does it do? How ironic... I just posted a painting on redbubble and titled it tea time ( or something similar)
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