No. 684 Stargazer

Stargazer

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

When I picked these lilies up at Safeway the other day, most of the flower buds were closed. I had no idea how spectacularly lovely, fragrant and long lasting they would be.

I'm enchanted. :)

No. 683 Little Jar and Rose Petals

Little Jar and Rose Petals

Oil on Linen Panel

5" x 7"

I rediscovered this wonderful little jar in my prop collection the other day. I first painted it holding roses. Then it occurred to me it might work even better with just a few petals.

No. 682 Red and Silver

 

Red and Silver

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

 

I read somewhere recently that fresh flowers are strictly a luxury item.

Well, thank God for life's little luxuries!

 

 

No. 681 The Return of Peggy's Jar of Spools

 

 

The Return of Peggy's Jar of Spools

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

 

What a fun still life subject. Thank you, Peggy, for the loan of your awesome jar of spools!

 

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No. 680 Squash, Books and a Little Persimmon

 

 

Squash, Books and a Little Persimmon

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

I admired the shape of this wonderful, white squash for a long time before I figured out how to use it in a still life. Then, one day in class, we were stacking items on top of books. Eureka!

 

 

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No. 677 Don's Blue Bottle #2

 

 

Don's Blue Bottle #2

Oil on Linen Panel

7" x 5"

 

Okay, I couldn't paint that fabulous blue bottle just once, could I? :)

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No. 676 Don's Blue Bottle

 

 

Don's Blue Bottle

Oil on Gessobord

6" x 6"

 

My husband, Don, found this super cool, blue bottle for me. He likes to haunt thrift stores too. How lucky am I?

 

 

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