I was happy with my loosey-goosey sketch of that garlic crock the other night, and (apparently) lacking much in the way of creativity, I decided to try it again: this time a little more controlled, and I tried to make the composition a bit more interesting by placing a bit of garlic in front of the crockery.

I stuck with the Cotman paints and waterbrush just for the sake of seeing whether I could keep things from getting too messy.

The main issue I have with this is that I don’t think I got quite enough contrast.  This has been an issue that I’ve had from the beginning; though I do feel like I’m slowly improving in that regard.

As I slowly reintroduce art back into my daily routine, I thought I would try a very loose painting today.  This garlic crock stood out while I was cleaning up after dinner.  It keeps moisture from getting into the heads of garlic stored within, and it looks nice sitting on the counter.

I eschewed the under-drawing, opting instead to lay down the paint directly.  Accuracy suffered, but I like the looseness of the image.  I also opted to use my student-grade paints and a waterbrush for this one, because they are just less hassle to deal with; and tonight was all about minimizing hassle.