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.

4 Pk

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The eye grabber in the vegetable section.

Oregon red

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This a Daily Paintwork's  "The Old Truck Challenge" from August 4th.  The red and old caught my attention and interest for this subject, be sure to check out all the other artist's paintings of the truck under the challenge..

Blue bell

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Blue bell's are so blue and this variety grows well in my perennial garden.

It bloomed

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We nurture three orchid plants and it is so amazing when they bloom and their blooms last for weeks. I'm celebrating this is my 100th posted painting.

I recently attended a paint out in Glen Arbor Michigan and what a wonderful experience that was, they do a fine job of organizing and promoting this event, 63 artist participated. This town is near our Sleeping Bear Dunes National Shoreline a spectacular area on Michigan's Upper West Coast on Lake Michigan.

Schaefer rd barn

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This barn sits very close to the road just a trickle of sunlight was hitting the side.

Family feet

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The left belongs to one person and the right foot belongs to another.

Red on top

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Most were black cherries the red stood out from the others.

One half

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This was the other half that wasn't sliced up and as it laid there the juices started flowing that was exciting.

Sliced cantaloupe

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Jane it was your comment about liking cantaloupe that inspired me, thanks this was really fun.

I have always wished that painting would feel as comfortable to me as drawing with pencils, my preferred medium for 25 years.  As I near the completion of 100 daily paintings starting with this painting it felt like I was drawing with paint.

Cucumber 3

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It's a mini series very well rounded and stuffed into this square.

Tomato portrait

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What can I say sometimes you just do things, it made me happy and it had a chain reaction bringing back a memory of my granddaughter helping me at the car wash, when I gave her the power wand not thinking about how hard it is to hold and point, three times it went out of control on her and it blasted me, I ended up completely soaked and doubled over laughing, the look on her face each time she shot me was priceless.

No kidding

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That is a real tomato that grew a red nose, only the eyes were added by me, what a cutie.  Running off to a plein air paint out today this painting was very wet when photographed thus the glare in a few spots, will redo  asap.

More watermelon

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The angles of the sliced watermelon and the rectangle bowed plate make up some interesting shapes and shadows, very entertaining.

Radishes again

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These vegetables are so much fun to paint so for now there will be more of them, and today a very funny tomato found it's way into my life and it will be fun sharing.

Cucumber 2

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Tomatoes compliment cucumbers in more ways than one and the lettuce in the corner fit right in.

Cucumber 1

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In the kitchen to make a salad but wait, into the studio first.  Everything looked so fresh and colorful and those peppers with yellow, orange and red all in one package they really speak out.

Garden butterfly 3

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Gerber by rails

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Love these flowers and the colors are so amazing.

Garden butterfly 2

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Hope this is a butterfly my insect book which is very limited didn't help identify this insect.

Radish with watermelon

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It has been over 90 degrees all week this is when fresh fruits and vegetables help beat the heat. In case someone noticed took for ever to get my auction set up today, internet connection was non-existent had to drive into town to get access and set up dailypaintworks auction, this technology is great when it works.