small size painting / acrylics

everyday matters

This small project about daily thingy is an extension of my everyday painting practice.

‘I deliberately simplified things when I painted. Such as the drop shadow of the apple on the table was minimized compared to the complicated shape it had in real life. I found out my tendency to not get into details during the process. Perhaps it is because I still feel unease with my newly adopted acrylics skill? Lisa said the apple looked nostalgic in a way, perhaps because of the color palette I chose. I enjoy the warm tone and it feels as though it was at a late afternoon with the last arrays of light diffusing from the window … ‘ (extracted from MA Illustration Contextual Journal Unit 1)