So this is the underpainting of the pear study. It came together quite quickly and is now drying, in preparation for the first pass of colour. I'm using rather a clunky light to cast shadows on my still lifes at the moment, but hopefully in the future I'll get a light that is a little easier to position.

The landscape is also progressing, but now we've moved the pigs' enclosure on to the spot where I had set up my easel, so I think I'm going to have to battle with the pigs next time I paint this one!