Apple 4

After my brief hiatus from painting it was great to get back into the studio and this was the first painting I turned out. I toned the hardboard with a lovely rust brown color which shows through the green apples and completed the whole painting using a large No.10 brush. Yesterday I painted a black & white photograph of D's Granpa Gaspar just as an exercise in values. And today started work on a landscape. Have registered at the Beaux Arts gallery for an oils workshop next month and quite looking forward to it.

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Apple 4

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Return of the Ninjas.....no sorry Sinusitis!

The absolute worst thing about being sick with the sinusitis for 9 days is not being able to eat ice cream!!! kills me!!! and there IS lots of ice cream in the house!! oh when will I get well.......!! This has kept me away from the studio until today when I felt normal enough to go back in and quickly paint an 8x8 of a pair of green apples - enjoyed that so much.

Quote of the day

I like this quote. Going to pin it up on my studio wall. 

(found via Bryn Alexandra)

Bowled Over

These were the other vases I picked up from Value village and quite liked the muted colors of reds and greens. I do struggle with getting the mouths of the vases exactly right...spherical and all but I think I am improving in that area. The red vase had some beautiful reflections on the left side and I had fun painting them.

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Bowled Over

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Tulips in Amsterdam

I do get a bit giddy when I see my art up in their new homes like below. This was a colorful painting of tulips and it now resides in Netherlands, in a tiny town called Sliedrecht a couple of hours away from Rotterdam and Amsterdam. 

Afternoon Tea

Don't you love Value Village - great place to pick up pretty things to paint ! Thats where I got this cute yellow teapot which came out beautifully in the painting below. I love how the subject really stands out once you darken the background. Picked  up a few other things like saucers, bowls and vases. They will be featured in my next painting. Stay tuned!

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Afternoon Tea

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Cheltenham Badlands

I spent the better part of Saturday reviewing pictures that D had taken in 2004, when we visited Canada for the second time. This one brought back so many memories - The Badlands themselves, the pack of hounds barking raucously while attempting to get the scent of their quarry, the fox and their masters atop their horses dressed the part.

I deliberately used a limited palete of reds, ochre and brown. And I used the color palete from a paint sample book from Home Depot. That just simplified the choice!      

Oil on Hardboard - 7 x 7 inches

Title: Cheltenhan Badlands

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