Oil Pastel fruit composition

Radhia Firfirey,

Oil Pastel fruit composition,

2011.

42cm×30cm, A3 size paper.

Crawford, Cape Town.
Price R 30.

Oil Pastel fruit composition,

2011.

42cm×30cm, A3 size paper.

Crawford, Cape Town.
Price R50.

This oil pastel fruit composition is landscaped. The different coloured fruit are placed next to each other to create a dominance focalization on the fruit. The transition of the fruit using tonal value gives the fruit a 3D outlook. To create the original colour of the fruit and to create the tonal value you need to mixed different colours. This drawing is appropriate to hang in the kitchen or in a restaurant where the guest are situated. It provides an appetizing backdrop to the scene you want to create and it could be a central point of conversation. 

When doing a composition like these two one may think that in order to emphasize each fruit one must place them next to a fruit of a different colour, but this is not always the case as tonal value may be used to emphasize two fruits of the same colour placed next to each other as seen in the second fruit composition. I think the volume also plays a big role in the composition. The shadow of the fruit is formed by using different shades and this creates volume in the picture. In the first composition there is a less strong light source and therefore paler shadows than in the second composition with a stronger light source. The coloured tablecloth under the basket of the first composition reveals less shadow than white tablecloth used in the other composition. Lines are created by dots and the shape is creating by lines.

To create this oil pastel composition you will need an A3 cartage paper, a board to draw on, and two clips to hold the paper and oil pastels. If you’re wondering what a pastel is it is a type of wax crayon. You find different brands of pastel for example Pentel and Marlin. This drawing is drawn from a real life fruit composition. If you are interest in buy these oil pastel drawings please contact me and I will even advise you as to how best to frame it.       

 Firfirey, R. 2011. Oil Pastel fruit composition. Crawford, Cape Town.