No. 820 Please Don't Make Me Sneeze

Please Don't Make Me Sneeze

Oil on Canvas Panel

5" x 7"

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  I cut these sunflowers at Bailey's U-Pick farm. It was a bit of a dangerous operation as the bees were everywhere and really didn't want to give up those flowers.
 
Did I mention how disappointed I am that sunflowers make me sneeze?

No. 819 The Onlooker

The Onlooker

Oil on Canvas Panel

6" x 8"

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I painted this before I realized the sunflowers were making me sneeze. :)

It's also part of a class lesson on developing a focal point. Not sure of my success here. What do you see as the focal point?

No.817 Nesting in the Pumpkin Patch - Plein Air

Nesting in the Pumpkin Patch - Plein Air

Oil on Canvas Panel

6" x 8"

How could anyone resist painting these adorable squash and pumpkins?

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A pic of my pochade box, painting and adorable subject.

Carol painting away and looking picturesque as usual. :)

No.712 Tulips with Orange Tea Cup

Tulips with Orange Tea Cup

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

Long time no see! So much has been going on. I've spent the last several weeks helping my dad find a new home, my daughter decide which college she will attend next fall and converting a large shed in my backyard into an artist's studio! Phew! I'm feeling tired just thinking about it. I'll share more about the studio in the following days. It's where I will now be teaching oil painting classes. Whoopee!

No. 668 The Cinderella Pumpkin

 

 

The Cinderella Pumpkin

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

Love the intense color of the Cinderella pumpkins. All the different types of pumpkins you see these days are amazing. One farm we stopped at had a display of 50 different varieties. Who knew?

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No. 656 Imported Pitcher

 

 

Imported Pitcher

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

Thrift shopping is a family thing. Renee found this fabulous brass pitcher for me in a thrift shop in England. What a find! Thanks again, Renee!

 



No. 655 Birthday Flowers

 

 

Birthday Flowers

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

My daughter found these on the doorstep. The card addressed to me. What a wonderful birthday surprise! Sent by a very thoughtful sister. Thank you, Renee!

 

 



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No. 654 Pumkins with Sunflowers

 

 

Pumpkins with Sunflowers

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

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 I went a little bonkers the other day. I stopped at a farmers market on Marsh Road just outside of Snohomish and discovered U-pick flowers were only 20 cents a stem. What a deal! Many flowers came home with me...

 

Dreamily,

Susan



No. 653 The First of Many

 

 

The First of Many

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

Ahhh yes, it's that time of year. We've been painting pumpkins in class and I've been painting them at home. They are not easy to paint. It's all those ridges. I love pumpkins but curse the ridges!

 

Slightly frustrated,

Susan



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No. 517 Autumn Still Life 2

 

 

 

Autumn Still Life 2

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"
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Chinese lanterns are the coolest thing ever. I spotted a large clump of them growing along a fence near our cabin on Mt. Baker. So I made a point of stopping at a local nursery to see if I could get my very own clump. What I found was a small plant in a decorative pot. Between the time I set the plant in my cart and I the time got to the register I had no less than three nursery workers stop and tell me how invasive they are. How sad. I guess it's just one little plant in a pot for me.

 

 



 

Chinese Lanterns - fabulous color and shape. What more could you ask for?

 

Chinese Lanterns growing along a fence. They look harmless enough...

No. 423 More Golden Tulips

 

 

 

 

More Golden Tulips

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

In this painting I get the feeling the tulips are just on the verge of exploding into a cloud of petals...


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No. 421 Tulips in Plein Air

 

 

 

Tulips in Plein Air

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

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One a glorious spring day I decided to paint my still life outdoors. It was an excellent idea if I do say so myself. The sun lit these tulips on fire, cherry blossom petals were floating by on a soft breeze and Madeleine Peyroux played in my ear phones. Heaven!

 

 

 

 

Tulips in Pein Air ACEO

Oil on Canvas

2.5" x 3.5"

 

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With the encouragement of my friend Pam, I'm trying out the wonderful world of ACEOs or ATCs or artist trading cards. I will be auctioning these tiny pieces of art on Ebay. While doing some of these I've discovered that I love to paint small, I mean really small.




No. 408 Oh yes, I do like orange

Wrapped in Orange

5" x 7"

Oil on Gessobord

Although I'm not a hundred percent happy with the rendering of the teapot I am quite smitten with the rich colors of this little painting.

On a separate note, I believe it's time to go cold turkey on the prop collecting for awhile. The lure of finding a two dollar treasure hidden on a crowded thrift store shelf is addictive to say the least. When you can't find space on the table to set your palette down because it's full of vases, bowls, creamers, teapots, teacups and what not, it's time. Lets see how long I can hold out......

No. 406 The Larger Version

The Larger Version

Oil on Canvas Panel

9" x 12"

I liked the painting in the last post so much I decided to paint a larger version. It's been a long time since I've painted a 9" x 12". As you can see the tulips are starting to open....

No. 405 Not So Quiet Tulips

Not So Quiet Tulips 

Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

7" x 5"

Okay, here we are back to the bold color I can't resist. Did I ever mention that I love red? It appears orange or red/orange it way up there too because I'm pretty darn happy with this little painting.

A primrose display at Molbak's Nursery. This was actually hanging on the wall. Would you consider this wall hanging "mixed media"?

No. 404 Tulips in the Morning

 

Tulips in the Morning

Oil on Canvas Panel

7" x 5"

 

A quieter tulip painting than I usually do. At first I felt the colors weren't bright enough and found it very disappointing. Today though, I find it gently reflective and well suited to this morning's rainy spring weather.

 

 

Some slightly soggy photos taken during a morning walk with my neighbor

Melissa and my dog Loui.

 

  I really like the above photo because it captures a daffodil in four stages of opening.

 

 



No. 402 Tulips in Creamer

Tulips in Creamer

Oil on Canvas Board

7" x 5"

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Goodness, tulips definitely have a mind of their own. Stems, petals, everything on a tulip moves from one moment to the next. Open, close, droop or not, it can really prove to be a challenge to paint them. Now a good old fashion mandarin orange, there is something that knows how to hold a pose!

No. 401 Tulips and Gold

Tulips and Gold

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"
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The tulips are here! The tulips are here! I'm not exactly sure why I'm so excited because tulips can be really difficult to paint but excited I am! Central Market carries my favorite cut tulips with beautiful colors, large blooms and sturdy stems. So here we have my first batch with a really cool golden teapot I found in an antique store in Snohomish.


I used my Iphone to take the photos below....... 

Don't you just want to roll in all that color?

Day 357 Lost in the Shuffle

Lost in the Shuffle

Oil on Canvas Panel

6" x 6"

 

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I actually painted this one several weeks ago and somehow forgot to post it. Amazing as I really like this one. Just love the shape of that vase.

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Day 335 PAWA Paint-In

PAWA Paint-In

Oil on Canvas Board

6" x 6"

During the winter PAWA, the plein air group I belong to, has paint-ins instead of paint-outs. Still lifes abound as well as live models in a warm, dry studio. Okay, we had two live models. A pot luck and a painting exchange break up the morning and afternoon painting sessions. Also, there is the big reveal of paint out locations for 2014. I understand water in all it's wonderous forms is our theme next year. I have to say I enjoy the paint-ins almost as much as the paint-outs.

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