"Sequestered"

10 x 10, oil on canvas panel SOLD

I've been wanting to paint this mixing bowl for a
while now and these large, shiny apples were just
the incentive to bring action. Yep...same tea towel.
I am sure I'll get sick of painting it one of these
days, but for now, it's a joy to solve the puzzle
of the pattern.

"Taos Pitcher II"

6 x 6, oil on canvas panel SOLD

I painted this pitcher on this same tea a few months
ago but I love the combination so much that I did it
again. I can't get enough of that striped handle so I'm
sure this will not be the last time. I'm also doing a
larger version with it's companion sugar bowl and dish.

"Bottle of Bows"

6 x 6 oil on canvas
$75.00 +10 s/h
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Last week I painted a Bucket of Bows. Now, here
is my little Bottle of Bows. I know I usually do a
crazy patterned background, but this dotted ribbon
seemed to call for simplicity. Instead, I tried to pull
in other circular objects.

I am happy to report that I loosened up on this one quite
a bit. I was starting to worry that I had forgotten how!
Rather than using my usual black ground, I used a
medium rose. I found that the transparent look of
the glass was much easier on this lighter ground, plus
the colors seem to be a lot cleaner. I still prefer the
black for most things, but the lighter one really does
work much better for glass.

"Red Vase"

6 x 6, oil on canvas panel SOLD

Went hunting for some more patterned fabric and
instead found 3 of these colored glass vases. Each
has a slightly different shape. This one is red, the
other 2 are green and turquoise.

I've been falling back into the the habit of painting
tight again so I made an effort to keep this one
looser. It's still a long way from where I would like
to be but at least it is looser than the past few.

"Yellow Teapot"

6 x 6 oil on canvas SOLD

You can tell how small this teapot is by comparing
it to the spoon. It holds one cup...not much of a
Tea Lover's Teapot. I like it's squatty little round
shape but found it a challenge to paint.

"Watermelon Slice"

6 x 6 oil on canvas
$65.00
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It's watermelon season and the feasting has begun!
I can eat my weight in watermelon. For 2 months
now I have eaten a big bowl of juicy red melon every
single day.

My compost pile looks like some kids had a
watermelon fight out there...rinds galore! I'm afraid
I've tamed all the Possums and Raccoons by giving
them this wonderful nightly snack. They eat it all
the way down to the green part.

Featured in Tony Moffitt's Blog

Many of you are familiar with Tony Moffitt.
He is a fantastic painter and has a blog on
painting Realism...Paintingrealism.com

He contacted me and asked me to write an
article on Setting Up Your Own Home Studio.
I'm not a writer, but I enjoyed it and was very
honored that he asked me!

While I am not actually a Realist painter, I read
Tony's blog faithfully because he always has some
great advice I can use in my Impressionist work.
His articles cover everything from technique to
marketing. Check out his blog...I think you'll find
something of interest as well!

"Bucket of Bows"

6 x 6 oil on canvas SOLD

"Olive Mug"

6 x 6, oil on canvas panel SOLD

Well, I've really lost it. I'm mug obsessed. I was
checking out a new Assisted Living facility for my
Mom and this mug was in the office waiting room.
This cloth popped in my head and I knew I had to
have that mug! I could barely concentrate on our
conversation. Practically drooling, I asked the director"Do you think I could b-b-b-borrow it?" I can only imaginewhat she was thinking. Probably that I should move in
and get a room for myself. And then she said the words
I longed to hear..."Keep it."