Oil Bottles

Oil Bottles
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
Available at $30 plus $8 shipping.

The Challenge this week at Daily Paintworks is to paint stroke by stroke, no fussing. The idea is to be aware of each stroke, and to try to match values as carefully as possible. It was a refreshing challenge, and I chose some oil bottles: grapeseed, toasted sesame, and olive. Fun stuff.

Woodland

Woodland
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 12" x 12" x 1.5"
Available at 3-day Auction on DPW, starting at $40
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I would have to say that this is my current favorite kind of painting to do, a landscape with lots of foliage.
Love it.

Blue Cups and Clementines

Blue Cups and Clementines
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
Available at $22 plus $8 shipping.

I picked up this stack of cups, saucers, and one lunch plate at Goodwill the other day, a find!
A great place to look for props for still life, but no pitchers this time.

Poppies - SOLD

Poppies
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
SOLD'

This one is loose, but the photo has lost all the nice, thick brush strokes, flattening all my reds.
You'll just have to imagine the "swish" here.
Thanks for looking.

Footbridge in Snow - SOLD

Footbridge in Snow

Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"

SOLD.

I used a reference photo from Wet Canvas, and I already see things I want to change. So you'll be seeing this one again, in the near future, since I like the photo very well. 

Little Cherries - SOLD

Little Cherries
Oil on Tiny Stretched Canvas, 4" x 4"
Comes with Little Wooden Easel (shown)
SOLD at $20 total, includes shipping.

Isn't this a fun tiny painting?
It's painted around the small edges, (where I didn't smudge it with my fingers) so you can perch it on the easel. No worries, I'll fix the smudges.

Golden Hillside - SOLD

Golden Hillside
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $30 plus $8 shipping.

This one was because I was cold this afternoon, sitting by the sliding glass door, (brrrrr) and wanted something warm to paint. The idea was to use big strokes, juicy paint, sloppy application, and see what happened? Not much of that here. Try again tomorrow. This one is just for my subscription list.

Waterfall a la Johannes - SOLD

Waterfall a la Johannes
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 16" x 20"
SOLD at $25.00


That would be Johannes Vloothuis, of course, and yes, I'm signed up for another series of paint along Saturday afternoons.Today was the first, and it was a tricky painting. I really don't have good luck with rocks, and I've gotten very frustrated with waterfalls in the past. AND we only had four colors (plus white): cad red, lamp black, viridian, white, and yellow ochre pale. That's it! It's not nearly as interesting as his painting, but it is always good to take a class, and watch and listen to a master.

Oh, and lest you worry, he long ago gave us permission to sell our paint-along paintings. Who knows, you may see more than one on DPW tomorrow.

Red D'Anjou Pears - SOLD

Red D'Anjou Pears
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
SOLD.
This one is dry from the other day, and thanks to feedback from my collectors, I have revised it to remove the white pitcher, and replaced the pitcher with plaid. Much better, warmer, more cohesive. Thanks, guys!

Light and Shade (along Muncaster Mill Road) - SOLD

Light and Shade (along Muncaster Mill Road)
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 16" x 20" x 1.5"
SOLD at $45

This is a biggie, and gallery wrapped, so no frame is needed. The landscape extends around the edges; top, bottom and sides. By the time the auction ends, the top and sides will be painted, and the bottom will need to wait for the rest to dry. I'm pretty happy with the way this one came out.

Pear Posers - SOLD

Pear Posers
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
SOLD.

Two of the Red D'Anjou pears, posing for you on a faded ochre dishtowel.

Shady Summer Road

Shady Summer Road
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
Available Through DPW, at $50 plus $8 shipping.
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My girl friend and I ventured out early this morning, and saw the beginnings of tiny flurries. By the time we got home, there were a few inches, and messy driving. Now, of course, we have a nice pile of snow outside, and low temps are predicted overnight. Which all made me want a warm, summery painting. It's 80 degrees and sunny in this painting.

Pears, Pitcher, and Plaid - NA

Pears, Pitcher, and Plaid
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"
Not Available, revised on 1/24/2014

I loved the color of the red D'Anjou pears in the grocery store, and liked the color of the plaid dishtowel with them, but I'm not so sure that I should have put the pitcher in. I may try this one again, without the pitcher. What do you think?

Moss Pond in Snow - SOLD

Moss Pond in Snow
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
SOLD
From another reference photo I shot in Barre, Massachusetts. Moss Pond was just down the road from my daughter's home, a good spot to walk to.

Cherries on Black Canvas - SOLD

Cherries on Black Canvas
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 6" x 6"
SOLD.

This  is an experiment. I wanted to see what would happen, when painting dark on the black gessoed canvas. Yes, the cherries show up, but I think hanging on the wall, it would be quite subtle. This one will need no frame, since the gessoed canvas wraps around.

Rock Creek - SOLD

Rock Creek
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
SOLD
Switching back to landscape, after a brief break from painting.
(A lot of out and about instead.)

Sunflower Face - SOLD

Sunflower Face
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD

I've been doing some complex paintings lately, not so much in the results, as in the execution. Today I was able to ship out a bunch of paintings, and then there was some "running around", and I wanted something simple and small. This was just the ticket.

Blue Hydrangeas - SOLD

Blue Hydrangeas
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
SOLD

Do you like the blue ones better?

Hydrangeas

Hydrangeas
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"
Available

This is a little different from the hydrangeas I usually do. More blended, less specific petals.
I haven't decided yet which I like better.

Pines and Snow Shadows - SOLD

Pines and Snow Shadows
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 16"
SOLD at $60 plus $7 shipping.


I love the reference photo for this one. It's a pretty place in Barre, Massachusetts, where you can amble through the woods. I've called it Cooper's Canyon, but I don't think that's exactly right. (memory isn't serving.) Anyway, I took the photo on a beautiful, cold winter's day, and have always liked painting this spot.