My boots

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These are my boots and my granddaughter has been wearing them every time she visit's lately. It won't be long and she will pass my height and shoe size. Some people think of me as short and having little feet yet it's always remarkable for members of my family to share this time together before they pass me by.

Pear

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This pear ripened very quickly.  It will not be here tomorrow that's just the way it is sometimes so treasure the moment..

Bold tomato

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This was a happy accident having this much garlic around to fill a bowl and tomato goes with garlic.

3 in line

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They were suppose to line up, guess a diagonal works.

3 pears

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The pears look good with others yet are quite interesting all by themselves.

Tea pot and pears

This is a large view of the tea pot with some pears and the painting size is 8 x 10.

Tea pot and fruit

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This is a tea pot that I purchased recently from a local artist. It not only brings me great joy it looks good with the fruit.

Pears and orange

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Three little pears with great shapes and half an orange looks like a party.

Blue Vase

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This was painted for one of the DPW weekly challenges which called for something blue and this was the only thing in my house that was blue.

Snowman sledding

Here is to all the snowman yet to be made and wishing you many sledding adventures .... so let it snow.

Another rose II

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This angle of the rose shows the two center swirls where normally you see the bud.

Another rose

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Similar to autumn rose yet very different,  you can tell by the center petals they twirl around each other creating movement in the composition.

Rose IV

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This painting was started and quickly became frustrating due to many interruptions which couldn't be avoided earlier in the week.  So......after leaving it alone for a couple days it is done, yeah.

Pear apple and pineapple

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Meant to punch up the contrast and create competition for the center of interest.

Pear and pineapple

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It is unusual for me to have a fresh pineapple, yet here it is, playing second fiddle to the pear but that couldn't be avoided.

Rose III

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Still painting rose's, they have such subtle color changes that have such a powerful impact.

Autumn rose III

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This rose has so many interesting shapes and colors.  The stem and leaves have their own character that enhances the overall effect.

Raspberries and pear

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This painting is being donated to the Hurricane Sandy Fundraiser with DPW, Dailypaintworks.com.  The proceed's from the sale of this painting minus the shipping cost will be donated to the Red Cross.

Autumn Rose II

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This is my second autumn painting and there is snow today. Hmm,  it better go away, fall is my favorite season it can't end yet.

Melon and berries

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Circles contrast the lines creating interest and the fruit was good too.

Gladly pastel

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Soft pastel colors feel soothing, airy and relaxing.  This was my mood today.

Half slices

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One last cantaloupe composition that was waiting around to get painted. The fruit is going out of season, however the tree's are full of these colors.

Blue berries

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This was an idea photographed earlier in the summer and it didn't seem right to let it go by without being painted.  Although painting from real life is so much better for learning to see my camera is used to make reference photo's at the same time.

Autumn rose

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It had been over a year since my last visit to a florist and recently there has been two visit's in the last month. What a surprise to find another beautiful rose perfect for the fall season.  

What.....

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This is the last painting for this litter of kittens.  Each of these last three paintings were executed differently from each other.  What joy it was painting fur and those cute faces making each painting as individual as the kitten.

Stormy

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This kitten became our keeper. We intended him to be an outside cat like his mother only he likes it inside better.

Rose II

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This rose was beautiful from every angle.

Cautious kitty

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Back in April we took in a homeless pregnant cat and what an adventure we had with her and the kittens.

She has horns

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Silly me, just assumed it was a male my neighbor set me straight.

Wheat field

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The field and sky flow together.

Gladly red

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This is one flower from a gladiolus stem. They are pretty by themselves or with the group.

Sliced cantaloupe II

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Part of the fun with an idea is to come up with different perspective's or arrangements of the same item's.  The orange on the white plate was a color combination that caught my eye and it also produced some interesting shadows.  This is the fourth cantaloupe painting since July check out the others if you like.

Rose

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Roses are not my favorite flower until this one came along.  I stopped at a florist to check on discount flower day, thinking ahead for winter months, look what they had for me, a lucky day indeed.

Wine and grapes

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This is the fourth painting of grapes each background was the same cloth with light fused with a piece of fabric to cast the soft hues.

Grapes with green

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This is the third in the grape series one more on the easel should be ready for tomorrow.

Have some

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Closer view of the grapes and they look very inviting.

Grapes anyone

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Grapes make a very nice snack.

Red out

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In July the painting Red on top was the same group of cherries as used in this painting.  When one still life is selected for painting several photographs are made at the same time. This came in handy for me since right now my husband is with me and were riding our ATV's in Northern Michigan.  Spring and fall are our favorite times to ride.  It was a great day and tomorrow we will be riding all day.

Gladiolus spotlight

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Each flower has it's own beauty and there are so many to choose from on just one stem.

Another gladiolus view

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How time flies it has been 6 days since my last post.  It was the Labor Day weekend, enjoyed time with friends and family and didn't get into my studio.  Today finished this painting and another painting 30x36 inches so feeling good about this.  Hope you had a great holiday.

More gladiolus

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Adding more flowers and keeping the brush strokes simple was a challenge. To bring the viewer into the focal point more detail was used in that area.

Gladiolus

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This time of the year gladiolus can be purchased 5 stems for $2.50 now that is a bargain. If you grow them in Michigan they must be dug up each fall or the bulbs rot like mine did.  It is important to help the economy so mine are purchased from a Michigan farm delivered right to my grocery store.

Orchid

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The blooming time of an orchid is amazing.

One cow

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They look so small out in the field then you get up close and you feel small.

Pole in the clouds

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Poles are everywhere in the landscape.

Pole up

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Getting late in the evening and the sun is casting shades of color.

Serving cantaloupe

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Last weekend Howell had their Melon Festival so were big on melons around here.

Cloudy willow

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Willow tree touched by the clouds.

The emperor

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The emperor and the name fits.

Cucumber & tomato trio

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The cucumber slice is the intended center of interest however the tomatoes seem to work too.