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milbisous — Sweet Peaches and Sour Grapes

Published: 2006-10-22 00:59:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 2084; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 0
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Description Watercolors on 9" X 12" Arches cold pressed 140lb paper.

Copy from Xi Guang Zhou's still life for practice purpose. Original work is far better, nonetheless, I'm happy with my version

Any constructive comment is well appreciated
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Comments: 130

milbisous In reply to ??? [2007-04-11 23:00:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for looking and commenting

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hatefueled [2007-02-17 04:25:58 +0000 UTC]

water colours!? thats a shocker! its such a rich and vibrant piece I would have thought it was acrylics or oils! well done! especially with the details here!

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milbisous In reply to hatefueled [2007-02-22 16:12:10 +0000 UTC]

The trick is to use little water on a dry surface. Sorry for the late response. I appreciate your comment very much

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liviaa [2006-11-12 17:35:42 +0000 UTC]

oh !! but there are lots of lovely new works !! brava Milbisous !!! what a lovely surprise !! I loved the rose, and now I discover all these ones !! you DID work hard, silently and tenaciously !!! I like this nature morte, with nice thick shadows, and I like the idea one can see only a slice of the table cloth that falls down, it gives a good harmony to the composition.

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milbisous In reply to liviaa [2006-11-12 18:29:03 +0000 UTC]

HaHaHa re me working hard silently and tenaciously! My paintings are all small and quick works, not huge canvasses of the pro like...Livia's You made me happy today. My eyes lit up to see more valued comments from classy Livia It's a beautiful sunday that busy Livia gave me some of her precious time with a kind comments

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liviaa In reply to milbisous [2006-11-12 19:07:31 +0000 UTC]

to many violins from you !!! I'm nothing, remember that !! I must swin back to Villeneuve before you make me become a peacock !!!

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milbisous In reply to liviaa [2006-11-12 20:33:09 +0000 UTC]

Still there? DA addict like...me. I've got tons of works to do and I'm still here

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milbisous In reply to liviaa [2006-11-12 18:28:43 +0000 UTC]

HaHaHa for me working hard silently and tenaciously! My paintings are all small and quick works, not huge canvasses of the pro like...Livia's You made me happy today. My eyes lit up to see more valued comments from classy Livia It's a beautiful sunday that busy Livia gave me some of her precious time with a kind comments

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liviaa In reply to milbisous [2006-11-12 19:11:22 +0000 UTC]

anyway, it is not because a painting is small that work is easier and quicker, on the contrary !!!

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milbisous In reply to liviaa [2006-11-12 20:27:43 +0000 UTC]

It's very much so in my case. I think I will in front of large canvasses like yours

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rachelab74 [2006-11-08 02:56:22 +0000 UTC]

THis makes me hungry for peaches!!

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milbisous In reply to rachelab74 [2006-11-08 07:28:28 +0000 UTC]

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electricmuse [2006-11-08 01:57:45 +0000 UTC]

Wow, you have amazing control with watercolours! Very nice dark and highlight areas.

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milbisous In reply to electricmuse [2006-11-08 06:56:44 +0000 UTC]

This technique uses little water and the colors are richer. Well thank you for looking and commenting Electricmuse

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Vandaloo7 [2006-11-06 20:40:56 +0000 UTC]

really good work

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milbisous In reply to Vandaloo7 [2006-11-06 22:58:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for your comment. I have visited your gallery. You've got many nice works there

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Vandaloo7 In reply to milbisous [2006-11-07 20:42:30 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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littledesignshop [2006-10-31 22:20:39 +0000 UTC]

The lighting on this work is fantastic .
Once again you have achieved amazing contrast & depth with your watercolours

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milbisous In reply to littledesignshop [2006-11-01 01:04:42 +0000 UTC]

The lighting was captured by the original artist, but I'm happy I was able to achieve certain "likeness". Thank you that you like my rendering of this

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littledesignshop In reply to milbisous [2006-11-01 12:12:27 +0000 UTC]

Thats o.k! Yep you have captured the contrast of the lighting very well indeed

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milbisous In reply to littledesignshop [2006-11-02 01:15:45 +0000 UTC]

Aww thank you very much

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razortire [2006-10-26 16:14:40 +0000 UTC]

Looking at this gorgeous fruit makes me feel hungry, Milbisous! These succulent peaches and rip round grapes! Yummy!! Lovely work!

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milbisous In reply to razortire [2006-10-27 03:22:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for all those beautiful and descriptive words. Madame is always so eloquent If the painting makes you and... I'm happy

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razortire In reply to milbisous [2006-10-27 12:48:55 +0000 UTC]

Madame likes to look at paintings that inspire her to talk endlessly!!!

Alas, I went to the store last night and they had no beautiful round grapes and no ripe round colorful peaches for me to buy and eat. Your painting made me and I had to eat instead!!!

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milbisous In reply to razortire [2006-10-27 18:20:12 +0000 UTC]

And Madame is a good talker It's cosmopolitan in the bay area( San Francisco rgion) , so all year round food's abound from all over the world. I'm always when I go there

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razortire In reply to milbisous [2006-10-27 18:38:40 +0000 UTC]

It sounds very exciting! I have never been to San Francisco.

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milbisous In reply to razortire [2006-10-27 18:53:18 +0000 UTC]

I guess in all big cities, not only in SF.

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razortire In reply to milbisous [2006-10-28 00:17:11 +0000 UTC]

I never go to big cities - I'm afraid that all of the witty, urbane, sophisticated people will laugh at me!

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milbisous In reply to razortire [2006-10-28 04:39:38 +0000 UTC]

Tell your "equal half" to bring you to big cities often to let you see the world so you won't be so scared

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Viscious-Speed [2006-10-25 19:26:59 +0000 UTC]

I know a lt of people are lovin the peaches more but for me those grapes are gorgeous! And I think the reflection & shine on the vase are fab as well. Great job!

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milbisous In reply to Viscious-Speed [2006-10-27 01:44:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much. I was myself pleasantly surprised about the way the grapes turned out too

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EmmaMount [2006-10-25 14:33:31 +0000 UTC]

so much depth and colour, its beautifully done, and looks good enough to eat too!

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milbisous In reply to EmmaMount [2006-10-27 01:37:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much for your kind comment

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Fjollemis [2006-10-25 13:49:40 +0000 UTC]

Hehe I really like this one. It's not so much of a story in it though, but I enjoy your painting style and soft and warm colours shaped by similar strokes.

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milbisous In reply to Fjollemis [2006-10-27 01:30:02 +0000 UTC]

There's always a story when you work your imagination a little harder

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Fjollemis In reply to milbisous [2006-10-28 08:31:36 +0000 UTC]

Hehe maybe I'll think about it...

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AliArt [2006-10-25 00:23:15 +0000 UTC]

That is lovely work. Looks good enough to eat

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milbisous In reply to AliArt [2006-10-25 02:43:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for looking and commenting You have a great time at school learning

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AliArt In reply to milbisous [2006-10-27 00:11:54 +0000 UTC]

thanks so much. I always enjoy looking around your gallery

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milbisous In reply to AliArt [2006-10-27 04:36:00 +0000 UTC]

Please feel free to come back and browse...anytime you like

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AliArt In reply to milbisous [2006-10-27 12:51:28 +0000 UTC]

thnks I will

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JoyT [2006-10-24 17:30:00 +0000 UTC]

Lovely work. Is this a water colour? U should now try to paint your own arrangement.

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milbisous In reply to JoyT [2006-10-24 17:35:46 +0000 UTC]

It's watercolors. Sure I will choose my own composition next time. I'm now just practicing. I was so amazed to see, for the first time, watercolors painted on an easel.

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TinorialPeredhil [2006-10-24 02:32:06 +0000 UTC]

This looks wonderful! You had an amazing opportunity. I am jealous!

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milbisous In reply to TinorialPeredhil [2006-10-24 16:29:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for your comment. Maybe you'll have a similar golden opportunity, learning from another artist in your town

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TinorialPeredhil In reply to milbisous [2006-10-25 00:23:15 +0000 UTC]

One can only hope.

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ShinjiSaigohakai [2006-10-24 01:14:25 +0000 UTC]

Those peaches look quite tasty...

Your artwork is beautiful! And the fact that this is in watercolors is shocking!!

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milbisous In reply to ShinjiSaigohakai [2006-10-24 16:13:17 +0000 UTC]

I was when I first saw my workshop teacher's watercolors too, so amazingly pretty and the colors looked so rich that they looked like oils. It's now my hope I will be able to do...the same But I'm happy the way I painted made the peaches look tasty to you, and do the grapes look...sour to you

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ShinjiSaigohakai In reply to milbisous [2006-10-24 21:46:50 +0000 UTC]

Not really, the grapes look quite sweet. But maybe because sour is most likely associated with the color green... but that's just me. I feel just the same way about my art I teacher at school. He was working with such a tiny canvas and he was painting a copy of this one piece in his artbook and had managed to get it correct color by color so the objects in the painting almost became 3D. o_o;

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milbisous In reply to ShinjiSaigohakai [2006-10-25 02:46:41 +0000 UTC]

It was just a joke that I gave this work the title "Sweet Peaches and Sour grapes". My mind suddenly thought of sweet and sour, and there's that expression "sour grape"

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