Onions & Garlic

(oil on canvas board, 6x6)

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Onions & garlic are the beginning to many a good meal.

Here they are the main course.

One & 2 Halves

(oil on canvas board, 6x6)

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 I really like yellow onions.  

Not just how they taste, but the colors in their paper skins. 

 And I love the surprising resurrection when you leave them too long and they begin to sprout.

Sunny

(oil on linen board, 6x6)

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These are the longest lasting flowers from the bouquet I painted last time.

Sun flowers always bring a smile to my face.

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For Me?

(oil on linen board, 6x6)

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I love having fresh flowers in the studio.  

I bought these for myself: a combination of sunflowers and mums.

I smile every time I look at them.

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Now go buy yourself a bouquet of your favorite flowers.

Fruit Phase

(oil on linen board, 6 x 6)

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I'm on a fruit phase.  I liked the way the lights bounced off these cherries & grapes.

I often take pictures of my still life arrangements.  Sometimes the painting is a wipe off & I can revisit the arrangement later.  A little distance and time can inspire the right approach to a painting.

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Plum Good

(oil on canvas board, 6x6)

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I just love the way plums look in a painting.  There are so many colors!

And the big orange is a great back drop.

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Fruit Party!

(oil on linen on board, 6x6)

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Guess who wasn't invited to the fruit party.  

That's okay, all will go into my yogurt.

Love fruit parties. 

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Move Over

(oil on board, 6x6) $75

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This big naval orange almost took over the whole painting!  

The blueberries thought they'd be safer in the shadows.

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Red, White and Blue

(oil on gesso board, 6x6)

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I love painting blueberries! 

Almost as much as I enjoy eating them with yogurt.

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Carol's Orange

(oil on canvas panel, 6x6)

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Anyone who has taken Carol's workshop has probably seen her paint orange sections with two or three brushstrokes.  I took a few more than three but, I like the way it turned out.

The difference between a really good artist and a new artist is the miles of canvas covered.

Now practice, practice, practice.

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Contemplating Apples

(oil on canvas board 6x6)

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Lately, I've been painting so tight.  I decided to do this apple in a looser, more relaxed style.  I'm always trying to learn when I paint.  This looks easier, but after so many tight paintings; I found this to be a challenge.  I like the way it turned out.  It is far more relaxed than I felt.

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Hanging Out 6x6 (mixed media on canvas board)

(Mixed Media on Canvas Board 6X6)

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I found this interesting paint called "Metal Effects" from Modern Masters

This one is "oxidizing copper paint" which oxidizes when a "patina aging solution" is applied over the copper.  I experimented with several canvases using various applications.  

I then painted this little lizard over the patina copper canvas board.  But the background competes with the focal object for your attention.  He just didn't show up very well.

So I added the extra markings and outlined the little fella with a black marker.

I liked the way he turned out in the end.  I'm going to do more of these patina/copper canvases.

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Two for One 6x6 (oil on canvas board)

(6x6 Oil on canvas board)

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Okay, this wasn't a double yoked egg.  

When I place the 4 pieces of egg shells on the plate, it was way too crowded.  

So, I removed 2 and liked the composition much better.  

Getting the color of the "white" was interesting...it's not "white".

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Which Came First? 6 x 6 (oil on canvas board)

 (oil on canvas board 6 x 6)

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Before I cracked them open, I painted them.

I must say: closed eggs are much easier than open ones.

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The Egg & Eye 6 x 6 (oil on canvas board)

(6 x 6 oil on canvas board)

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I decided to paint an egg.  

I broke it open, thinking it would be more interesting.

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