Dressed Alike

 

Dressed Alike  oil 10x10 inches

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Painted from life, peaches and roses from my garden.  

Pear Sings Bass

 

Pear Sings Bass  oil 8x10

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Years ago I had the pleasure of singing for several years in an acapella choir.  That's a choir of voices only-no instuments to accompany the voices.  In order to stay on pitch, the director taught us to listen to the men singing bass. I sang alto but then got switched to soprano.  In other words, I was a peach, then became a cherry.  I wish you could see this painting in person.  

Still Life On A Party Napkin

oil 8x8 inches Purchase info here. Here's a summery painting I did back in August. Only recently was I able to get a decent photo of it. It's a gloomy drizzly day here in So Cal. Maybe this piece will remind us of warmer days picking flowers and eating peaches.

Peachy

oil 8x8 inches Purchase info here. I took a different approach with this piece, using an eggbert brush, which allowed for lighter, less controlled mark making. I also mixed paint on the canvas for the subtle color shifts in the peaches. I'm happy with the texture here.

Peach & The Giant Peony

oil 12x9 inches For a closer look and purchase info, click here. Peachy pinks, reds and oranges on a taupe background make for a soothing color palette here. Another painting that's much prettier in person despite my new camera.

Peach & Mum Bowl

oil 8x8 inches click for purchase information and zoom A California "Summer Flame" peach accompanied by some tiny mums from my yard. I love this little floral bowl and have painted it many times.

ART SHOW THIS WEEKEND

Peachy Bouquet

oil on canvas panel, 10x10 inches

The above painting is available at Associated Artists' Open Juried Show this weekend at Victoria Gardens' Rancho Cucamonga Cultural Center. Today we'll take in about 400 entries to the show. Reception and Awards on Friday evening at 6:00pm. Come on out if you're in the area. Show times and location here.

Fruit & Ficus

oil on canvas panel 6x8 inches

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Well I'm very glad to be back in my studio today. Here's a painting I did just before my break while the brown drapery was still up and the ficus still fresh. Today I "painted what I paint with" in response to the current Daily Paintworks Challenge. It's a humid 100 degrees outside, and I felt so thankful to be in the air conditioning painting away! I'll post that one tomorrow.

Peachy Bouquet

oil on canvas panel 10x10 inches

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Trader Joe's had these alstromerias for a good price. Couldn't resist all that yummy color! I painted this one in two sessions. For me, the challenge of flowers is to get enough detail in order to capture the character of the particular flower type, but with an economy of brushstrokes and no fussing. I'm really happy with this one.

Summer Ripe -sold

oil on canvas panel 6x6 inches
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This natural looking cluster of grapes from my daughter's backyard really got me excited! You don't get clusters like this in the store--leaf and all. My goal was to capture the translucency and varied color in the grapes. I also wanted to practice painterly edges: more softness so the fruit seemed part of the setting rather than cut out and pasted on. I'm especially happy with the feeling of light on the grapes below the leaf.

I didn't post yesterday due to internet connection problems. Thanks to Jyoti by phone from India, my uploading and downloading resumes! Amazing. From India. Also, just letting you know, in the next six weeks I'll be very busy working on two events: Mom's 90th Big Birthday Celebration, and Associated Artists of the Inland Empire's Fall Art Show. Though my posts may be sporadic, I'll get back in the daily routine as soon as the dust settles!

Day Lily Peach -sold

oil on canvas panel 8x6 inches
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Another painting from my peach series, it amazed me how similar in color the peach and lily were. The main attraction here is the light, first shining through the lower part of the flower, then the jar, and between the jar and peach. I love little shafts of light coming from back to front between objects.

By the way, I want to sincerely thank all of you who make comments on my posts. Several of you out there even comment on a regular basis. I really appreciate everything you have to say. Thanks so much!

Demo At Artists of the High Desert

oil on canvas panel 6x6 inches
Here's my demonstration painting for High Desert Artists--a friendly bunch who share a pot-luck lunch before their demonstrations. My kind of people! Food is good. Not wanting to venture into uncharted territory in front of people, I chose subject matter I've been working with for the last few days. It was too much fun painting and talking at the same time...my two favorite things to do!

Viki the orchid loving artist won the raffle, and chose "Three Little Orchids". Thanks, High Desert Artists, for your warm hospitality.

Blueberries & Peach-sold

oil on canvas panel 6x6 inches
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I love how this painting turned out. A long time ago I read on Qiang Huang's blog that a good design has lines, dots and areas. Blueberries are deep blue dots just as they are, so I added the mint leaves counting on a few veins for lines. Even the peach has a line, so I made it evident. The viewer's eye moves all over the painting, enjoying the shapes and fresh color.
Tomorrow I'll be demonstrating for Artists of the High Desert, 16930 Main St. Suite 3 in Hesperia. If you're in the area, come out and join us. Potluck and meeting begins at 11:00 and demonstration follows.

Peaches-sold

oil on canvas panel 6x6 inches
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These peaches are yummy to paint and to eat--big and juicy. The edges of the napkin made a nice linear contrast to the round shapes. I especially liked the little upturned frayed corner and resulting shadow.