Bacon

Bacon

Painting has so much to do with what you do with the edges between forms. The painted edges have to be handled with such care to indicate form or the lack of. I still remember Louis Gippetti crit. my work and said, it is all about the edges. He was a masterful figurative painter. Today I started a painting of bacon. I have a painting of three eggs and toast. I love having fun with the subject matter. I start with acrylic paint with marble dusk in it and then I lay my oils on top. It is not resolved as of yet but quite the fun beginning. The bacon is so interesting with such a rich terrain of colors and values and this is in contrast to the white plate. The only difficult part of painting food is it spoils and changes quickly. Also my cat got up there on my break and ate half of the bacon. Hmmmmm. I am using a photo for reference.