“Lemons In A Bowl On A Table.” Watercolor on Paper. 7 x 5 inchs.
Image created by Dalle2!!! Crazy!
I had lots of fun making this painting of Lemons in a Bowl on a Table. I have been wanting to make a still life with lemons for a while. Alternately, I am really awful at setting up still lifes! It just does not click for me. So, I turned to Unsplash, a royalty free photo site. None of the images were quite what I had in mind. So…I then turned to Dalle2, an Artificial Intelligence site. I have been reading that one can imagine just about any image with AI. So, I simply prompted Dalle to make photographic images of lemons in a bowl on a table. Viola! I was able to create a composition from the reference images created by Dalle2.
In creating this painting, I applied the influence of my favorite painter, Edward Hopper.
Just like Hopper, I love using bold lines in my work. I tried to keep the lines in the painting bold with clean contrasting areas of light and dark to create a sense of drama in addition to creating a sense of unity and balance, with each element of the painting working together to create a compositional whole.
In the end, I am happy with my composition. The painting captures the essence of the lemons and the bowl, and the way that the light is falling on them. And by drawing on the influence of Edward Hopper, I was able to infuse the painting with a sense of mood and atmosphere that added an extra layer of depth and meaning.
Still life paintings are not my forte. As an artist, I am always looking for new ways to push my skills and explore new techniques and styles. And by creating this still life watercolor painting of a bowl of lemons on a table, (with the added influence of Edward Hopper and assistance of Dalle2,) I feel like I have taken a step forward in my artistic journey.