On Friday, Alan set up seven or eight compelling still-lives, scattered around the room: rows of pomegranates wrapped in crisp packing paper; clusters of old glass bottles; a crate of exotic coloured fruit and veg; abstract hunks of chalk and meringue. In the midst of all these scenes, there was one which caught my eye - a little metal teapot, flanked by two cakes. Now those who know me know that I lurrrrve cake, and it's something I've always wanted to paint successfully (my last attempt was a bit dodge). So try I did. Out of all the studies I've done so far, I had the most fun with this - attempting to capture the refections in the teapot, the crumby texture of cake, the dark dense hue of chocolate. Though time limitation meant I rushed the setting, and there are various aspects of the painting I could improve (the yellow ochre in the background might not be the best choice, as it brings out the violet/plum tones in the chocolate cake), I'm really proud of my effort. Got lots of compliments on the realism/tangibility of my edibles ('good enough to eat' said one, probably hungry, fellow student...), and I think I managed to treat the objects sensitively. Excuse the rather dark photograph. Must swap my inferior phone camera for my shiny new compact camera.
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