Brightens Up the Room

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Ok, this is the last rose painting for now. Also featuring a new metal pitcher I got on ebay. Very simple but I think it adds a lot.

Student Teacher

 

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Here's another little still life that I painted a while back. I had been to the store looking for bottles with colorful labels to add to my scenes. But I think the apples stole the show. Or is it the pitcher?

Apples Need Coffee

 

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I've done mostly square paintings for so long - I thought I'd try some rectangles for a change. In other words, I ran out of square panels and am waiting for my next order. : )

The Yellow Pitcher

 

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Once again, this horizontal format just doesn't show well online, so PLEASE click the image to view it larger. I was so excited when I came up with the composition, and am really happy with how it turned out. I used brushes, knives and a squeegee, so it has lots of fun texture. Thanks for looking. : )

Pear Company

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And this is the last in this pear series. They get to a point where they are too soft and yellow. And I'm happy with the progress, so I'll move on.

Disappearing Dishes

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This was an experiment to see how much and where I could make things disappear but still read as solid objects.

Pitcher Perfect

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I am home! It's been one heck of a month of activity. A perfect month, really. And the last 2 weeks were an especial whirlwind. I spent 3 1/2 days in NYC, 2 days in Long Island, 2 days in the Catskills, 5 days in Maine, 1 day in Boston, and a few days simply travelling. I rode planes, trains, buses, cars and the infamous NY subway. I was bilked by costumed people in Times Square. I had the best and worst burgers of my life. I discovered buffalo wings (who knew?!). I lost a scarf and bought 3 more to replace it. I henna-ed my friend's bald head (her photos). And best of all, I spent much-needed quality time with my peeps. I also took over 3,000 photos (many of which you will see translated into paint, very soon!) - a few of which you will see below. I could go on and on.

For the Love of Red

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Sorry for the pause! I've been busy visiting all my long lost Texas family the last few days, and we've had a lot to catch up on. Here's the next in my series of color paintings - red. One thing I learned doing these paintings is there is a lot more subtlety from one red to another (and other colors) than I had been seeing. And there's nothing like seeing two reds right next to each other to point that out!

Prune Plums

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My friend Phemie gave me these beautiful prune plums! I think she intended me to eat them, but I painted them instead, and then ate them. I painted them using a different light than I normally use. Normally I use a very strong flood bulb, but for this I used a much softer florescent daylight bulb ... you know, the spirally kind.

Cinderella

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This red pitcher is a friend from my past. I found it at an antique store years ago and they wanted more than I was willing to pay. I struck a deal with my friend Jen who went halfsies with me. I painted it a couple of times and then she kept it at her house until she recently loaned it back. But the star of this painting is good ol' Cinderella who just walked in. But where's the prince?

Race to the Top

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My buddy James Coulter posted today about a still life stand he got recently that is much cheaper than my tripod. He says he spent $80 on it. So if you're looking for a cheaper alternative to what I posted the other night, this could be it. I'll post a link on my other blog too.

Following Green

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So I survived the 6 mile race, (whew!) and am here to report (will post about the run tomorrow). My class in Sedona last week went swimmingly. Ok, aside from the force fed wine and dessert. The first day we woke up to snow. This was the view from my hotel balcony:

The snow eventually changed to hail, and everything melted by the end of the day ... except for way up high in the mountains. It was a good day to be inside painting.

I always seem to forget something when I travel, and this time I forgot my camera. So I had to settle for iphone pics. Above are my kids slaving away. And below are some of the paintings produced, including 4 of my demos (sold), one row up from the bottom.

We took a group photo, but it was with a better camera than mine and is being emailed to me - will post later. So I'll end with a very serious question: how many artists does it take to change a lightbulb? My kids and I were brainstorming an answer. Please tell me your ideas and I'll post some good ones tomorrow, including our favorite from last week!

The Kitchen Sink

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This painting has everything except ... you guessed it, the kitchen sink. I have to admit, it is sometimes quite difficult to come up with new titles, especially after 1,420 of them! My husband helped with this one. Thank you, sweetheart!