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Drawn to the peaches for the color, shapes and shadows, oh and they taste good.

Lately my paintings have been 16 x 20 and up in size,  Selecting this small composition was more difficult.

Some artist's work is always recognizable they may use the same pallet, subject or size, mixing things up is part of my artistic process and keeps me challenged .... or maybe it's A.D.D.?

Peach slices

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The peach was packed full of sweetness and amazing color.  It began with slicing the peaches for the painting now I always cut my fruit.  When the fruit is really juicy it's easier to eat.

Still Life 5

This painting is 20 x 24 inches.  The background behind the white cloth is a very dark purple almost black with some soft fabric folds that aren't visible here.  I am still messing around with my camera trying to eliminate issues like this so the photograph is a duplicate of the painting, just a little off here.

Compliments

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Red and green, purple and yellow great compliments and smooth colors together.   Persimmons are great for a still life, wonder what they taste like?  Maybe next time I'll eat one.

Peppers

Painting smaller works has given me an opportunity to experiment with a variety of techniques and styles. This painting is based on a technique called Flemish Realism taught by my mentor David E.Weaver.  I will be using this technique and experimenting with some new mediums and surfaces. Now more than ever I appreciate what David taught me in the beginning of my oil painting journey.  R.I.P. David.

Wrapping up a still life

Lately this still life has demanded my attention.  This is a 20 x 24 oil on hardboard.  It is very wet and the photograph is showing some glare.    Now it needs to sit and dry for a week and then I will know if it is a finished painting.

Yellow pepper

Look what was in the vegetable drawer waiting to be painted.   Yellow and orange such warm colors.  We long for those warm days to return after this arctic winter.  Maybe next week?

What happened

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We were pretending that spring is on it's way and had a barbecue with yummy ribs.   My job was to make potato salad only the crime scene caught my eye and delayed the process.

This quote might have influenced me.

“A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.” Leonardo da Vinci.  

Pink grapefruit

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Pink grapefruits are my favorite along with sausage links so when a challenge to paint citrus fruits came up it was just a matter of not eating it first.  On this day blackberries were a great addition.  Anyone play Free Cell Solitaire? It's a card game that I play while eating breakfast, then it's into the studio to paint.

Peppy shrooms

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Painted this for the Stroke Challenge on Daily Paintworks.  Having a domestic dilemma upon my return from Tennessee was very distracting so decided that this challenge would be great to refocus. This was an exercise to use one stroke for each color and then mix a new color, caught myself a couple of times being a bad girl, lucky you could go over to make corrections.

Peach 1

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This isn't my first peach painting I made an executive decision to start numbering the subjects as they are painted instead of trying to come up with new names.  Not that remembering what number is next won't be difficult after all peaches are out of season now and who knows when the next peach painting will be created, will I remember that it should be number two?

Your a peach

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"Your a peach" is someone who has been very generous or kind to you.  Maybe this is a gift for someone who deserve's a little appreciation.

Daisy group

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Back to the daisy's and shadows. These were cut from my garden and the light coming in through my studio window was perfect for photographing that day. One of my work tables has wheels on it and the arrangement was sitting on it all I had to do was keep turning the table and the flowers kept casting these great shadows.

Breakfast

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The title speaks for the painting and this is one of my favorites.  Now that summer is coming to an end and my camping trips and travels are slowing down it is time to start painting these again.

Early bloomer

This is the finished painting.  There have been three other postings of this painting progressing using a technique that began with a burnt umber value study then progressed as three additional layers of color were applied allowing each layer to dry in between.

Tulip taffy

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These colors are so yummy. Not sure if I am going to get any more tulips to paint mine finished blooming last week.

Wall vase

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This piece of glass has a little pocket for flowers and is one of my favorite's purchased from a gallery on the artisan loop in Gatlinburg Tn.  To get those great shadows it took a clip on lamp held underneath the vase.

Daffy II

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Flowers popping up, trees budding, spring is coming.

Peppers in a bowl

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Painting the same subject is exciting, the challenge is to execute each composition differently from the previous.   There are similarities yet each can stand alone.

Colorful peppers

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Loved painting all these colors warmed me right up.