This was sort of an experiment. I usually begin the painting with acrylics and get it into a pretty good state of development before I switch to oils. I was in a big hurry with this one, so I reverted back to really transparent oil washes ( lots of turp) which was the way we did it in art school before acrylics were invented. But I kept on going with the super-thin oil washes until I nearly had it completed, at which time I began fattening up the glazes with the orangey part of the fruit and added the seedy part last with fairly fat layer of white. Anyway I got this little 5x5 out of the way in a hurry. It has taken me years to get to where I began... E-mail me at artistjohnwlong@live.com
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