Wine with Friends

Copyright by S. Ciaccio 2009

"Wine with Friends" Water Color

11" by 15" 140lb paper

My water color study of a wine bottle and a wine glass . Painting the green wine bottle with red wine in it was a challenge for me. I will have to do more studies of glass objects to improve my skills. any time I try a new surface depiction I find how much I have to learn.

Wine Bottle Colored Pencil

Copyright by S. Ciaccio 2009

"Wine with Friends" Colored Pencil

9" by 12" 100 lb paper

This is my colored pencil study of a wine bottle still life using colored pencil. I felt fairly good about this first attempt at a glass bottle an wine glass with colored pencil, I still have a lot of techniques to learn but at least it is recognizable as a bottle of wine.

Wine bottle Pen Ink

Copyright by S. Ciaccio 2009

"Wine with Friends" Pen and Ink

9" by 11" 100lb paper

My pen and ink study of wine bottle , wine glass and wine opener. Went with more of a line effect on this study and now I am wondering if it would have been better with a pointillism effect. I may do a second study on this and then compare the two drawings.

Glass of Wine

Copyright by S. Ciaccio 2009

"Wine with Friends" Pencil Drawing

9" by 11" 100 lb. paper

My pencil study of a wine bottle and glass of wine. This study presented me with the task of representing glass with liquid inside and the shinny metal cork screw. It was very challenging but fun., and the fact I had to drink the still life later made it more so.