No. 833 A Pair of Apples

A Pair of Apples

Oil on Canvas

5" x 8"

Click to Bid

A demo for one of my new students. It's great when we can paint an exercise together and I never get tired of painting these apples.

- Susan

No. 603 Cherry Blossoms and Apples

 

 

Cherry Blossoms and Apples

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

Oh, I adore double cherry blossom trees. I try and try to paint their lovely branches but so far haven't come up with a composition I'm really satisfied with. I guess I will have to keep trying. Eventually something will come to me.

After admiring other peoples double cherry trees since I can remember, we finally planted our own baby tree about four years ago. It looked pretty sad those first few years I will admit. My husband was convinced we had a bad tree. This year though, my baby's grown up and is looking gorgeous. I'm so proud!

 



No. 601 Daffodils and Green Apples

 

 

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

 

Continuing on with the daffodil theme...

I have to say if you want a fresh fruit prop that goes the distance you can beat apples. Pears, I've discovered, are another matter.

 

No. 541 Red, White and Blue

 

 

Red, White and Blue

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

 

A great piece of advise I once heard about participating in a 30 in 30 challenge was to paint ahead. So if, for one reason or another, you weren't able to paint on a particular day you could still post. Here's one from my paint ahead stash. :)

Here's hoping for a clearer head tomorrow...



No. 515 Pansies with Apples and Lots of Red

 

 

Pansies with Apples and Lots of Red

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"


Pansies continue to challenge and fascinate. Such a modest, charming little flower and so devilishly difficult to paint. By the way, have I ever mentioned how much I love red?



No. 493 Newest Thrift Store Finds...Day 11

 

 

  

Newest Thrift Store Finds

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"
Click here to view auction.

 

That title just sucks all the classy out of this painting, doesn't it? Well, after restraining myself from prop collecting most of the summer, I broke my fast by hitting several Whidbey thrift shops in one afternoon. Oh, and I love what I found! :)

 



Day 94

Two Apples

Oil on Gessobord

5 x 7

 

The reflected color of the apples is what I liked best about painting

the copper kettle. This is a close up of that phenomenon. I like the

way it makes the background become very abstract.