Last Roses

12"x4" Oil on board

$150

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These were the last three roses I picked this month before the middle of winter. Unusual for any blooms at this time of year! I think they deserved to have a portrait painted!!

Tamarillos

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

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Last food painting for my 2016 Calendar!!These tamarillos had a lovely rich deep red color, they almost looked too good to eat! 

I have been painting new work this last week and it's nice to be painting other subjects again...a rose painting is nearly finished, a few flower paintings blocked in and a small landscape started...not bad for a weeks work!! Hope I can keep the pace going!

Persimmons

6x6in Oil on gessoboard

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I managed to paint a couple of Persimmons before the season ended....I love this fruit so usually they

get eaten before I think about  painting them! Orange is another hard color I find difficult to paint, mainly because of the darks! It came down to  mixing  red, yellow and blue with a touch of burnt sienna.

Good Looking Cherries

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
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The title for this came from my first thought when I saw these cherries at the Farmer's Market. They are a lovely bright red,  sweet as can be...and they look even better in  my little green bowl!

I am getting back into the swing of painting  after the holiday break at last!!!
I have also started going to life drawing classes once a week...I think the importance of drawing to hone the eye is essential to express the gesture and feeling of the subject. The quick timed exercises are great practice!!

Spanish Red Onions

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard

These two were painted before they went in the pot! I found the values and color shifts tricky because they are so subtle...but I love the scraggly bits at the top!
My calendar will be ready by mid November...whew!! Cutting it fine this year!
I am going to Australia for a holiday with my family later this week so I won't be posting while I'm away.  Back in a couple of weeks!!

Sunday Strawberries

6"x6" Oil on board

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Back to my small paintings!! These are the first strawberries of the season, rich red and sweet! I have two more food paintings to finish for my  2016 calendar. Time has been short, but all going well it will be out next month!

Red Onions

8"x8" Oil on board

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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.

Girls Stuff

6"x6" Oil on gessoboard
$90 +s/h
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Lipstick, nail varnish and earrings...all things a girl likes at some time or another in her life!! I like the red  because it has a festive feel to it at this time of the year.... there is a red shoe coming up next....so stay tuned!!

Resting Gull

6"x6" Oil on board

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This gull knows how to relax!!  I could learn from him... he was very calm sitting in the grass taking in the warm sun and didn't mind me getting close to take photos. I'm not sure but I think he is a young red billed gull.  First daily painting for this week! I had a good day in the studio today, did my drawing and worked on two other paintings...that's how it's supposed to work...let's see if it's the same tomorrow!!

Drawing #33

Lime and Blueberries...Pen and watercolor.  These came from the market, fresh organic blueberries...so delicious! The limes are pretty good too!

New Paint

Drawing #26

Graphite and Pastel

 

I bought some new tubes of acrylic paint last week. I love this cadmium red... and opening the new ones before they become all messed up, the paint flows out freely!  I use oils more now but thought I may try these with graphite too. Five more days and I have been daily drawing for a month...it is not as easy as I thought, simply because I still have to be inspired to draw what I like and not just anything!!  I have many more to go and hope to keep up with it!!

Red Onions

Drawing #6
Pen and watercolor sketch

This sketch was done very quickly because I was running out of time. My idea is to do a drawing  every day for this year and not to do any ahead of time if I can help it...so some days there will be simple quick sketches like this one! I have four  sketch pads.... watercolor, pastel, oil and plain paper. These red onions were bought at our local farmers market and are delicious when cooked with the heirloom tomatoes in the previous post!!

Dahlia

6"x6" Oil on board

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$85+$20s/h

My friend has a garden full of beautiful flowers and whenever I visit I end up coming home with some of them!

I thought this red one was the pick of the bunch, it was starting to open and looked so  fresh...just lovely!