Hydrangeas in Cools - SOLD

Hydrangeas in Cools
Oil on Stretched Canvas, 11" x 14"
SOLD at $22 plus $8 shipping.
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One of my earliest collectors was in town visiting her son, so we got together this week and gallivanted. She brought me art goodies, (thanks, KM!) including some older canvases. Estate sale, or maybe a thrift shop, or flea market; wherever they came from, they are a dream to paint on. Even after sitting for who knows how long, this one had perfect tension and a perfect stretch from the get go. The canvas was lovely to paint on, good tooth, nice fabric. It isn't a known brand, just an old no-name stretched canvas, but even then, the quality of  this older canvas makes me wonder where the pride went. It was nicer to paint on than anything branded that I've bought at Michaels in forever. Today you get decent canvas only when you pay crazy top dollar. (Sigh.) Is it like that with most things today?
Tell you what, I'm looking in Goodwill and the Sal for canvas whenever I can. Thrift shops, you bet.

Cherry Blossom Tree - SOLD

Cherry Blossom Tree
Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12"
SOLD at $20 plus $8 shipping.
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The blossoms are gone from the trees now, but I wanted to paint one, and had a nice photo from the neighborhood, and used that. Without the townhouses behind it. There is another old painting underneath this, and I let a few little bits show thru.

Blooming Apricot - SOLD

Blooming Apricot

Oil on Stretched Canvas, 12" x 12"

SOLD at $25.00 plus $8 shipping.

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The neighborhood is divided about whether this might be a peach or an apricot. The fruit is always hard, little fuzzy ovals, like walnuts. (The fruit doesn't mature, just gets walnut sized, and drops.) But when it blooms, it's a joy to stand under it and take pictures, especially against a bright blue sky.