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Three speckled plums II
6in x 6in 15cm x 15cm approx.
Now I seem to have lost my bloom and gained definition on the spots or is that just the natural aging process…of the plums,dear, of the plums, I can hear Frankie Howerd saying this.
The difference between these two pictures is that the first painted the spots in negative ie by painting a dark background round them and in this one I used masking fluid to keep the pale spots pale. Or you could say I painted them in positive with masking fluid which is removed later.
Lemon a day 
I like both of the plum paintings. On balance I think I prefer this one-it might just be I prefer the colour palette.
I laughed at you tale of ugly paintings in the last post. I specialise in them and am eternally grateful for the flattering effect of photographing them for the blog. 🙂
Re the speckled plums, I have thought about it…the second one is closer to my normal or rather general background colour.I can never get a warm neutral colour to work for me as a background or possibly its my over-exposure to beige, tan and general oatmeal/chicken soup (tinned) palettes in the seventies!!
Cheers Alison
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