Pink Icing
Oil on Linen Panel
5" x 7"
Oh yes, I'm afraid it's true. Much like one bite of a doughnut leads to another, one painting of a doughnut apparently leads to another...
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Thursday, February 26, 2015
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
No. 576 Tulips on a Fence at Night
Tulips on a Fence at Night
Oil on Linen Panel
7" x 5"
A "moodier" version of the last still life. I love moody, mysterious still lifes.
Monday, February 23, 2015
No. 575 Tulips on a Fence
Tulips on a Fence
Oil on Linen Panel
7" x 5"
My husband replaced some boards on our twenty plus year old fence the other day. It occurred to me that those nicely aged pieces of wood might make an interesting surface to set up still lifes on. It didn't take too much arm twisting to convince him to let me keep a few. When I found them stacked next to the recycle bin I thought he had forgotten my request. A little disappointed, I grab a few and took them inside only to find a couple hours later several pieces he had neatly stacked in the studio/shed.
My husband replaced some boards on our twenty plus year old fence the other day. It occurred to me that those nicely aged pieces of wood might make an interesting surface to set up still lifes on. It didn't take too much arm twisting to convince him to let me keep a few. When I found them stacked next to the recycle bin I thought he had forgotten my request. A little disappointed, I grab a few and took them inside only to find a couple hours later several pieces he had neatly stacked in the studio/shed.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
No. 574 The Tulips are In!
First Tulip Bouquet
Oil on Linen Panel
7" x 5"
How exciting! The tulips are in at Central Market. Since I started daily painting, February has transformed. It used to be a cold, dark month to endure. Now it's a bright, colorful month to look forward to, all because of the humble tulip. Who am I kidding? Tulips are not humble at all.
Friday, February 20, 2015
No. 573 Wrapped Roses
Wrapped Roses
Oil on Gessobord
6" x 6"
I found these really lovely silk roses at Molbak's Nursery the other day. The cashier wrapped them carefully before handing them to me. It's all in the presentation, right?
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
No. 572 Lemon Bowl
Lemon Bowl
Oil on Gessobord
6" x 6"
After pears, and perhaps apples, grapes and mandarin oranges, lemons have to be the most popular fruit subject for still lifes. It's hard to pass up their sunny color and pleasant roundness.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
No. 571 Ooey Gooey Apple Pie
Ooey Gooey Apple Pie
Oil on Linen Panel
5" x 7"
Okay, I couldn't resist painting another piece of pie. At least this time I was smart enough to buy just a slice. As you can see though, I'm having difficulty with my model keeping itself together.
Monday, February 16, 2015
No. 570 Panama Canal Find
Still Life in Cool Light #2
Oil on Linen Panel
7" x 5"
I love this frosted blue bottle. The fellow I purchased it from claims to have discovered it with quite a few more bottles while scuba diving in the Panama Canal. Cool story, right? :)
Friday, February 13, 2015
No. 569 Pears Au Naturale
Pears Au Naturale
Oil on Linen Panel
7" x 5"
My favorite painting so far using ideas I learned in the Cool Light/ Warm Light workshop. Hopefully you can tell this was painted in cool, natural light.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
No. 568 Pears with Chocolate
Pears with Chocolate
Oil on Gessobord
6" x 6"
Some pears under a warm light source. You gotta love pears. They are so forgiving. Unlike some teapots I know...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
No. 567 First Still LIfe
First Still Life - Cool Light
Oil on Linen Panel
5" x 7"
Okay! My first attempt at a regular still life outside of the workshop using some of the ideas I learned. I have to mention that teapot and I are no longer friends. I painted it, and repainted it, and repainted it, and repainted it. Then I gave up. :( Moving on....
Monday, February 9, 2015
No. 566 A few more studies
Lemon with Cool Light Source Study
Oil on Canvas
A few more studies from the workshop. Usually I try to paint just the colors I see. Every once in awhile I'd like to be a little more expressive. I'm optimistic that the principles I learned in the class will give me the foundation to be a little more playful with color.
Egg with Warm Light Source Study
Oil on Canvas
How does the temperature of light effect what you're seeing? Everything painted in a warm light like direct sunlight or your typical indoor bulb will have warm highlights and cool shadows. That is the hightlights will lean toward warmer colors such as yellow, orange and red. The shadows will lean toward cool colors such as blue, green and purple. Keep in mind that this is all relative. And that is where it gets confusing. For cool light, like the light on a cloudy day or the typical fluorescent bulb, your highlights will be cool and the shadows warm. Can you see why I took a class on this? :)
Friday, February 6, 2015
No. 565 Cool Light, Warm Light workshop
Cool Light Study - Onion
Oil on Canvas
Inspired by the gorgeous paintings of my dear friend Janice Kirstein, I recently attend an excellent workshop on painting in cool light/warm light. The workshop was taught by the amazing duo of Janice and a her friend Pat Clayton. I came away with a much better understanding of this challenging subject. Also, I finally feel I can take this knowledge and successfully push the colors of my paintings if I want to.
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