Saturday, September 26, 2015

Morning Glories


 
 
​A quick little sketch of the morning glories
 that almost inundated the mailbox with their bright blue flowers,
 before we had to trim them back.
 
7" x 5" oil on canvas panel
 
$25.
available on my Daily Paintworks Gallery
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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Trusty Rusty

 
Painted for Daily Paintworks 'shadow' challenge.
​When I first saw this rusty old VW bug,
 I was drawn to the shadow it cast in the bright sunlight.
 But I also loved the rusty old character of it.
 In spite of it's age, its owner probably cherishes it.
 
8" x 6" oil on canvas panel
$35.
 
available on my Daily Paintworks Gallery
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Monday, September 21, 2015

Autumn Bouquet

 
 
 Fall flowers and grasses from the garden,
make a lovely autumn bouquet, set in a white pitcher.
The tangerines and grapes add their color to the setting.
 
8" x 6" oil on canvas panel
 
$35.
available on my Daily Paintworks Gallery
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Cherries in Stoneware Bowl

 
 
​Painted for PADT challenge from a photo provided.
 I love the pretty little stoneware bowl,
and the bright red cherries.
 The lovely purple background gives a royal air to the scene.
 
8" 6" oil on canvas panel
 
$40.
Available on my DPW Gallery
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Thursday, September 10, 2015

Lemon Blossoms

 
 
I​nspiration for this painting
was the words to an old folk song by Harry Belafonte,
 that got stuck in my head:
 "Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet,
 but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat."
 I had hoped that by painting this, I could exorcise the little demon.
 Not Harry, loved his songs.  We'll see.
 
6" x 6" oil on canvas panel
 
$30.
available on DPW Gallery
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

42 Rue des Fleurs

 
 
​Another quaint and colorful painting
for DPW Balcony challenge,
 of a wonderful old building on Rue des Fleurs
in a little French town.
 
8" x 6" oil on canvas panel
 
$35.
available on my DPW Gallery
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Sunday, September 6, 2015

Balconies

 
 
Painted for DPW "Balcony" challenge.
I love old building with character.
I jazzed up the mottled old plaster,
added more plants and bright flowers.
This was fun to paint.
 
6" x 6" oil on canvas panel
 
available on my  DPW Gallery
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Saturday, September 5, 2015

White Poppies

 
 
​I revisited my 'White Poppies" painting
and touched up the background
and deepened the petal shadows.
Hit a few highlights here and there.
 I think it works better now.
 These white poppies were growing
 along the road in a little coastal town.
I was attracted by the movement of the petals
dancing in the breeze, but loved the way
 the lovely white flowers revealed blues and purples
in the shadow areas.
 
6" x 8" oil on canvas panel
 
$35.
available on my DPW Gallery
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Thursday, September 3, 2015

Vine Maple

 
 
​This was painted en plein air,
in a campground where I stayed this summer,
 I added a few finishing touches in my studio.
This sunlit path led to my campsite
and was lined with Vine Maple
 just beginning to turn into it's spectacular fall colors.
It is glorious to see and a welcome break
 from all the greens one sees in the forest.
 
8" x 6" oil on canvas panel
 
$35.
available on my DPW Gallery
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Fireweed

 
 
​Fireweed is one of my favorite wildflowers
 (also I love the honey made from these flowers).
I painted this from a photo I took this summer of fireweed,
growing in a mountain meadow.
 I decided to paint it more abstractly
to emphasize the rich pale violet color of these pretty flowers.
 
 
6" x 8" oil on canvas panel
 
$35.
available on my DPW Gallery
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