"Caffeine Clout"

"Caffeine Clout" 6x6" Oil on canvas panel

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Winner...and still champion...coffee-the-mug rises to the occasion in a take down...successfully pinning on the mat all three opponents (blood, sweat and tears) in grueling overtime.

I really wrestled with this one. My goal in painting is to jab a fully-loaded right brush in one flat stoke  to the face of my canvas and then never touch it again. However with that said, this one got really fussy and put up quite a fight, so I applied a half nelson with an elbow-lock roll. I was relieved when that blue referee finally blew his whistle. It was an exhausting match.

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"Egg Scramble"

"Egg Scramble" 6x6" Oil on canvas panel

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Ye-haa...it's rodeo time again. This would-be chick has now been placed in a tinted Pyrex holding pen awaiting the ultimate "egg scramble" competition. 

After two days of posing for me under hot studio lights, I'm surprised he hasn't cooked himself into an omelet or bubbly souffle. Now I feel a bit guilty giving him the boot after such faithful service but he has fulfilled his higher purpose in this world. May he rest in peace. 

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"Humpty's Demise"

"Humpty's Demis" 6x6" Oil on canvas panel

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This is my first attempt to paint a raw egg which I found to be quite a challenge. The yolk and shell halves were pretty easy but the transparent whites were a horse of another color. I struggled with the values trying to keep the egg whites light with just a tinge of yellow glow, but not so light that I would lose the bright white highlights that make it look all wet and shiny.

I didn't want to waste this egg, so I covered it with plastic wrap and stuck in the fridge. I am now working on another one...recycling and repurposing Humpty's decaying corpse in a new pose...now how "green" is that?

 

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"First Bud of Winter"

"First Bud of Winter" 6x6" Oil on canvas panel

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I am taking advantage of this opportunity to paint my camellias while the bush is still in bloom. The thick green leaves seemed to be huddling around like a parasol sheltering this delicate southern belle from the wind and rain. This created a design problem with the focus of interest all to one side of the canvas and leaving a big blank space on the left. I decided to add some dappled light, shadows and a touch of repeated color to help balance out the space with some interest. This seems to help and saved this painting from ending up in the trash.
 

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"No Room in the Inn"

"No Room in the Inn" 6x6" Oil on canvas panel

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No room available at the inn tonight due to a National Granny convention that's taken over every bowl in town. Odd man out, this big Delicious found himself all alone on the street, weeping in the gutter, wishing he'd thought to bring along his green Halloween disguise. Poor thing...guess I'll just have to put him out of his misery. 

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"FLOATING CAMELLIA"

"Floating Camellia" 6x6" Oil on canvas panel

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February 26 marks the 10th anniversary of Harry's (my father) passing. Every year the anniversary is heralded with the blooming of a beautiful camellia bush given to me by my friend Darla on the day of dad's funeral. The tight round little buds began opening this weekend, always a welcome sight as they breathe brilliant gasps of life into the skeletal remains of my long-dead winter garden. The flowers are actually deep salmon in color and hard to create using just warm cadmium red, cool alizarin crimson and a bit of ultramarine blue for the shadows. I ended up adding a little white in the highlights which can dull the saturation of the color and cause it to look chalky. I ended up pretty pleased with the end product. I miss you dad. 

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"Blushing Pear"

"Blushing Pear" 6x8" Oil on canvas board

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You see, the poor pear on the right just tripped and had a terrible fall. He wasn't hurt but totally embarrassed to have done so in front of a "pear" of his peers. I had no sympathy for him and made him pose lying in the middle of the road until I finished painting. This wasn't easy, especially with all the various tinges of reds shining so brightly on his humiliated face. 

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"Window Shopping"

"Window Shopping" 8x6" Oil on canvas

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I simply fell in love with these little jewels of glass that I found at a 50% OFF sale at Hobby Lobby. At first, I was a bit overwhelmed by all the multiple-layers of transparent color and reflections in my still-life, but once I forced my eye to focus and break it all down into isolated spots of color, the painting seemed to come together. I really have to totally forget what it is that I am painting and only see the individual bits of changing color and value.  

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"Apple of My Eye"

"Apple of My Eye" 6x8" Oil on canvas panel

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This red apple just seems to want to jump out and say Happy Valentines Day!  Thank you for viewing my painting.

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"Cranberries on the Run"

"Cranberries on the Run" 6x8" Oil on canvas board

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APB...be on the lookout for bright red cranberries captured on canvas in the midst of a prison break. I discovered an entire bag of these little guys hiding in the deep recesses of my refrigerator...no telling how long they've been holding up in there. I was lucky to find a few that were still identifiable, not yet posing as science fair projects. 
 
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"Stroll Around Central Park"

"Stroll Around Central Park" 8x6" oil on canvas panel

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I am sure there isn't any grass in Central Park right now, probably all covered in dirty slushy snow. But in my Central Park, spring is in bloom and activity abounds. 

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"Oranges on Orange"

"Orange in Orange" 6x16" Oil on (2) canvas panels

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This was my submission to a painting challenge posted on Daily PaintWorks website. The challenge was to paint the same object eight times. But, the killer was the condition that you could only spend 10 minutes on each painting. Whew, nothing like a little pressure here. It reminded me of the game show "Beat the Clock." Now I know why they call this a challenge...I need a nap.

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"Lemon Slices"

"Lemon Slices" 8x6" Oil on canvas panel

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The pinkish-lavender drop cloth I used behind this still-life cast an-almost-shrimp color of light on the inside of the lemon slice next to the knife. This transformation made it appear as a miniature grapefruit. It's always a surprise to see what tricks bouncing light can play.

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"Mellow Yellow"

"Yellow Mellow" 8x6" Oil on canvas board

 

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A bit of sunny yellow surrounded by cool icy blues and greens reminds us that summer will come again. With predictions of more freezing temperatures, ice and snow tonight, we can use a shot of golden yellow to brighten and warm us trapped under this heavy blanket of winter. Do you think the orchid plant, hovering over the lemon with arms outstretched, is trying to keep the citrus from freezing, or is she trying to warm her hands?

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"Last Dance"

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"Last Dance" 8x6" Oil on canvas panel

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My daughter's old satin pointe shoes have been sitting on my closet shelf for years, representing an end of an era. I haven't been able to let go of them for the memories they hold dear. Plucked from the shelf last night, I placed them back in front of stage lights where, along with their fading satin ribbons, they posed for me in a challenging still-life.

Like fuzzy memories, I wanted to use loose and fluid brush strokes. It's hard not to get all tight and end up overworking a painting. My poet husband tells me that a poem is never finished but merely abandoned. In painting, I have to be aware and disciplined to abandon paintings before they seem finished, or risk total destruction.

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"Reaching Rose"

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"Reaching Rose" 8x6" Oil on canvas panel
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I am finding out just how hard it is to paint one simple rose, to adequately capture this delicate and fragile flower. The rosebud, with its petals still closed and compact, is much easier than one in full bloom. All that is required here is a few well placed strokes of just the right values of color. This shivering wintry rose, hugs tightly to her warm mantle of red, as she stands on tippy-toes, reaching and stretching for the warm light entering at the top left of the panel. I certainly can't fault her there as the temperature here continue to plunge.

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