Special Tomatoes

 

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These tomatoes were so special they required a fancy tablecloth. They would not sit for me otherwise.

Just Tomatoes Please

 

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Here's another little still life with tomatoes. I usually shop at the Albertsons at the bottom of our hill for produce, but I found another store, a little further away, that has prettier produce. It's worth looking around.

Ruth's Trailer

 

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At my recent workshop from Randy Sexton in Bisbee AZ, most of the class stayed at a very cool place called The Shady Dell (a vintage trailer court). Unfortunately by the time I signed up all the trailers were claimed, so my friends and I stayed elsewhere. But we painted at the motor court a couple of times. I painted this scene from life, but decided to do a second version at home (this one), because the first had some unsolvable issues. I wish I could have painted there more in better weather conditions.

Elevensies

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Never before have I had a tiny little head go so well as this! And it only took one try. Man oh man that feels good. : )

Settling In

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Here's a little scene from France. I thought this guy was going to be easy to paint, but I had to redo his face probably 5 times. Unfortunately I also couldn't seem to get a picture without some glare on that top, right corner. I will try again.

French Bench

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This was a little scene at our chateau in France that I passed by daily. I never had time to stand and paint it, so I took a picture and painted it at home. I realized the other day that I never showed a group picture of my kids in France, so I'll do that now. Almost everyone is in this one... (click image to see larger) What a fabulous group!!

Cozy Kitchen

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I took the picture for this in my friend Bren's house in Maine, last time I was there. I have very fond memories of this house and my friend in it. She sat in the nearest chair last spring and let me henna her whole head. This is when the henna was still basically mud. ->

Cozy Spot

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This is a little scene from a hotel my husband and I stayed at in San Francisco last year.

A friend of mine sent me a link for some interesting frames for paintings on panels. They look pretty neat, and VERY inexpensive. If anyone gets them, please let me know what you think! If the quality is good, I'd like to recommend them on a regular basis.

The Red Bucket

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This was a little moment in front of a cafe in NYC. What is the purpose of the red bucket? I have no clue, but it looks good there.

I am still painting away in Germany, but have wiped off half my landscapes so far. Plein air is HARD! This morning, after a particularly terrible attempt, I had to sit down and cry a little before I could go on. I think I'll do that more often, as the next two paintings weren't half bad. : )

To the right is a quick little bonus study that I'm starting at $1.

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Hotel Lobby

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This is my dear husband, checking his email in our San Francisco hotel lobby, next to the giant lamp. I really love the glow from the lamp. It makes me want to paint more interiors. Next time I'll spend more time in hotel lobbies!

Good news - I finally ported my first three books over to Magcloud! So now they are all (4) available again.

A Quiet Room

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The picture for this one came from a B&B I stayed at last fall in Massachusetts. Every room was incredibly simple, which made it perfect for photographing!

Tomorrow, early I am flying to Santa Fe for an advanced workshop with some old kids ... ok, when I say that, I mean they were kids ... errr, of mine, well, anyway, uhhhh, so I'm teaching in Santa Fe next week. That's all. : )

Coffee Break

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This is a scene I happened across in San Francisco last weekend. Part of my visit was a reconnaissance of the area where I will be teaching next year. It is just this kind of scene we will be looking for and painting.

WORKSHOP: Speaking of teaching, I am doing a workshop at the Coppini, in San Antonio, TX, next January (2013) 7-11th. Check the Coppini website to register.

Before the Crowd

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I took the picture for this painting with my iphone. Technology is awesome these days, isn't it?!

Nested Bowls

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I just posted a ton of info on my New Beginnings blog about my new tripod and shadowbox. It took a lot of work so you'd better check it out. I mean it. Oh, and happy 2012 (grumble grumble). : )

"Table For One" - SOLD

This is from the same overcast day in Freiburg, Germany ... down the street from the market. Freiburg is a really cool city. There were beautiful things everywhere. I do prefer direct sunlight, but some things work without it. Like this. I'm really enjoying painting new things!