This painting is created using a unique technique where the artist has used only a painting knife to apply the oil paint to the orange, resulting in a striking, textured effect.
The orange itself is rendered with a range of warm tones, from deep reds and oranges to light yellows, all blended together seamlessly. The texture of the fruit is suggested through the use of varying degrees of impasto. The green leaf, in contrast, is depicted with cooler tones, using a brush and varying shades of green, blue, and gray.
The black background serves to enhance the intensity of the colors in the fruit, making it appear even more vivid and lifelike. The absence of any brushstrokes gives the orange a unique, tactile quality, as if the orange and leaf are almost tangible, with their textures and shapes inviting the viewer to reach out and touch them.
- Subject Matter: Still life
- Collections: Bold, Shadow and Light, Still Life