I got some good starts and maybe a finish yesterday. The top painting I set up like a plein air painting – trying to catch the changing shadows on oranges sitting by a North-Western window as the sun was setting. Frantic painting and then…. the sun was gone. I really like the colors. The lower …
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SOLD / “Peach Seed” /6×6 in / oil on linen panel We picked peaches at a fruit farm last weekend… They had a horse and pony for kids to ride, and my son rode both. Fun way to spend the day! And the peaches were delicious.
SOLD / “End of the Jam.” Oil on wood, 6 in x 8 in. In this painting I wanted to convey the sticky quality of the empty jam jar. And in front of the jar is another one of those lovely red unpolished apples – you can see that it’s half-way polished just from my …
Unpolished Apples / 8×6 in / oil on canvas In this painting I worked to convey the dusty quality of these pretty apples. They are fresh off a friend’s tree, and bright patches show through where hands have touched them. Oil on wood, 6 in x 8 in. This painting has a similar technique / …
Started again with a painting a day on Monday, Feb 16th, 2009, 4am. Painted 3 oranges. Working on good colors, light, and minimum of strokes. repainted oranges 3 times. 8×10, acrylic on casvas board.