No.754 Italian Tonight?

Italian Tonight?

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

The magnificent onion in the back was actually the inspiration for this still life. Somehow it was pushed to the background. The moment I saw this onion in the famous Mazama grocery store on the eastern side of the mountains, I knew it had to come home with me. It has not only inspired me but several of my students as well. I salute you beautiful onion!

~ Susan

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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.

 

 

 

Mandarin painted with a "warm" light source.

The same mandarin painted with a "cool" light source.

 

 

I hope they teach this workshop again because I want to go back!

No. 388 The Allium Collection #5

The Allium Collection #5

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

Never would I have imagined having this much fun painting something as ubiquitous as an onion.  Also, a peak-a-boo view of another bowl made by my mom.

No. 378 The Allium Collection No. 4

The Allium Collection No.4

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

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Trying out a different type of composition. A beautiful thing about daily painting is one tends to be more willing to experiment and take chances. If today's painting doesn't work out there is always tomorrow. And boy that's a good thing because I've had some spectacular failures. :)

Starting a daily painting practice Step No. 9 Sell It

It is really, really nice to have someone tell you how much they like your work. Take it up four or five notches and that's how it feels to have someone buy your work. For someone to give you some of their hard earned money and find a place in there home for something you created, it's the ultimate compliment!

 I'm not a expert, unfortunately, but I can tell you where I sold my work last year. Aside from friends and family (whom I'm eternally grateful for) my sales have come from the website www.dailypaintworks.com and a booth at the local farmers market. Etsy.com and Ebay are two other online places to sell. I'm thinking about trying both of those. Also, I'm going to take a stab at a couple of art fairs this summer. Oh yes, there are always galleries too. 

No. 377 Rwandan Basket with Onions

Rwandan Basket with Onions

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x  7"

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The basket pictured here was hand woven by a woman in Rwanda. She is part of a company called All Across Africa which is dedicated to improving the lives of the poor and marginalized in Africa. They have a great website I would recommend visiting - www.allacrossafrica.org.  I only purchased the one basket but now I am wishing I had gotten at least one, two or possibly three more!