Dramatic lighting! YES!
I spent a good chunk of my time on this painting getting the setup JUST right.
Something about the light glowing through this piece of fruit lights me up too. I am proud of my progress as a painter. I was able to capture the glow with a reasonable, sustainable amount of effort today.
This painting of my half of the grapefruit that Ryan and I split took about 40 minutes from start to finish, this includes mixing paints!