You Say Tomato...

...I say it's time to try a still life of a fruit that's not a tutorial. It was time to break out on my own again and apply what I learned over the last couple of weeks. The reference photo was simple and colourful. But it wasn't as easy as I had hoped.

5x7 Acrylic on Canvas Board

I am pleased that I got the shadows and highlights. I struggled with everything in between. Maybe I made too many shades of red and confused myself.

I'm pretty tired tonight so I'll leave it at that.

Valuable Lesson Learned Today:

• Never give up. Keep painting even if you feel like crap.