Peppers - peperoni grandi e piccini

This one was done very much "alla prima", starting with a totally untreated background on a cardboard-for-oils A4. My folks liked it a lot, so it's actually my first painting to be framed!

Colours:

• Lamp Black

• Paynes Grey

• Flake White

• Permanent Green Light

• Emerald Green

• Sap Green

• Permanent Rose

• Cadmium Yellow (pale hue)

• Burnt Umber

• Raw Sienna

Medium "alla prima":

• 2 parts Turpentine

• 4 parts Liquin Original

• 2 parts Damar Varnish

• 2 parts Linseed Oil

As always I start with a really rough sketch, and I "draw" directly with the brush.

This is how it looked like at the end of this layer, as you can see it was almost finished:

The day after (the alla prima medium allowed me to paint it that soon!) I simply added some glazing and highlights, so this is it finished now: