Port and Partners

6"x6" Oil on board

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This  Port pipe was gifted to me from my cousin when I left Australia. Port is a favorite drink of mine so paired with cheese and cherries it makes a great subject to paint! Not that easy and a bit time consuming but a good challenge! 

Martini

6"x6"oil on board

$100
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 Three favorite things I like painting...limes, olives and glass! No more to be said,I enjoyed doing this one.

Pears on a Palette

8"x8" Oil on gessoboard

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Once again I have used my glass palette to sit these pears on. I have used it so many times...it is painted a medium gray and I love the reflections!  I'd say I use it just about as much for still life as I do for painting, I like to keep it simple...so easy...wipe it clean and it's ready!!

Geranium

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
$100+s/h
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 I can't remember where I found this small glass bottle but I've wanted to paint it for some time. Simple setup...I thought! The shape appealed to me until I started to paint it. The Geranium is out of my garden and that was just as hard to paint .... I got there in the end and just glad I finished it!!! Some days it's like that!!

Sauce Bottles

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

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Some more bottles! These old bottles I found when we moved house, they had been stuck in the back of a cupboard  for years.... I used to use them for sauce but haven't for a long time, I enjoyed painting them so  there will be more later on!!

 

It's All About Glass

8"x6" Oil on gessoboard
$100+ s/h

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Time for a bit of a change! I like the difference in the size and shape of these bottles. I love the blue with the green and the marbles too.  To top it off they are standing on my glass palette...my favorite thing to use when painting still life. So it really is... all about glass!!

Blue Matches

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
$90 + s/h

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Nearly back to normal again!! Most of the house renovations are finished at last! The builders start my studio next week...I will be so glad to have some space! 

I've had this box of matches sitting around for ages, it's the first time I've seen blue ones, I have no idea where it came from but love painting closeups and reflections... my glass palette has become ideal  to sit still life subjects on!!

I'm busy doing a few larger paintings but will always love doing my small ones and will fit them in whenever I have time.

Red Onions

8"x8" Oil on board

$120 + s/h
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These red onions came from the market, I don't often see them with the roots still attached like this...so it was a lucky find! They look like they have beards...fun to paint!! I liked the strong shadow the light created and muted reflection from my gray glass palette.

Tea Break

8"x6" Oil on gessoboard

Well...I have had an extra long tea break this week!!! I have had no luck trying to get in front of my easel...must be the time of the year! I have had two of these glass tea mugs for over 10 years and they are still my favorites!! Hot tea or iced tea always looks inviting in them!

Cheese and Olive Snack

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
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A cheese and olive snack with a glass of wine...always goes down a treat!! Well I've found out lately that I love painting olives as well as eating them, so there will probably be more of these as time goes by. 

On 28th...which is in a couple of days... it's my 2 year blogiversary, to celebrate it  I have a painting giveaway...so stay tuned!

Easter Delights

Drawing #50

Graphite and pastel

Cream Easter Eggs...I love them!! These won't last long, I have already eaten some! This is a very big brandy glass and it was 3/4 full before I started drawing...you guessed it...none left now!! I hope you all have a very Happy Easter!

Oil Jar

Drawing #27

Graphite and Pastel

My oil jar sits on my table all the time and I have never painted it!! This was a good opportunity to try it in  graphite instead of oil paint...I am pleased with how it looks and this is another one I will probably paint later on! I like the effects I can get drawing glass with graphite...easier than painting it! I will be getting on with more daily painting now, my shoe ones for the gallery are finished and waiting to be framed...at last!