Well this is the finished product.  I learned even more this time, than the last time I painted a fruit study. The process has not changed. It is still gesso, tone, abstract, shadows, medium tones and lights. Thick over thin and always start dark and go toward the light. But this time I really got the idea of thick paint being a modeling tool. The strokes that comprise the fore ground were few but thick. Titanium white and yellow ochre are mixed to make a glowing white that is then stroked on thickly and in a painterly fashion. The flow of thick paint moving smoothly over a cansvas is a satisfying action and once done it felt that something wonderful has been accomplished.