Pears Redux - SOLD

Pears Redux Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping. I was not completely happy with the pears from last weekend, so used my new light and got more contrast, which always helps. Ah, much better.

Promise Pansies - SOLD

Promise Pansies

Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8"

SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping.

I was in the Home Depot today, looking at lights to make more value contrast in my still life work, and of course, they snagged me with a cart of lovely pansies. They promise spring! I didn't really capture the color and depth of the petals, but that's what more painting is for. Still, a sweet little painting. Don't you just love pansies?

Long Still Life - SOLD

Long Still Life Oil on Canvas Panel, 15" x 30" Revised and SOLD at 60.00 plus shipping. There are some things I really like about this one, some things I wish I had done differently, but I had to set it up in two stages, so the composition lacks some finesse. I like the color harmony a lot, I like the objects themselves, I like the shine through the glass on that back pear (that worked), and I like the new funky mug. A bit of an experiment working this large.

Pears Times Three - NA

Pears Times Three Oil on Stretched Canvas, 8" x 8" Not Available, see revised version of February 27. This started out life as a painting of my little granddaughter's tiny little gold shoesies. But oh, man, I could not get them to look gold at all, at all. So it got wiped and turned into pears. There are a couple of things I like about this one: the double coating of the foreground and background, and the turquouse in the shading. But I am thnking about composition, and how I need to work harder on coming up with more interesting arrangements and combinations. More pizazz, more originality, more interesting. So...then I played around with some cool stuff I've been picking up for still life...please see next post.

Pears Everywhere WIP

WIP, Pears Everywhere Oil on Canvas Panel, 15" x 30" I started on this one, with a more interesting composition. Some neat new things I've picked up to use for still life work. I like the little pigs. Now to decide whether or not to make an edge at the back, and change the color of the wall or just what.

Sun in the Treetops - SOLD

Sun in the Treetops Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping. There was such a nice combination of shadow and sunshine on my view this afternoon (out my window) that I wanted to try to catch a little of the feeling of it. I think partly successful. I've wiped another painting, seems I forget how to paint when I'm not at it every day. Though it feels so good to be painting that I don't even really mind a wipe out.

Snow on the Ground - SOLD

Snow on the Ground Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping. One of my collectors missed out on the Snow Scenes I did recently, but today it wasn't falling, and there was this lovely bit of green peeking through. If the collector prefers falling snow, I'll do another and this one will become available.

The Radlo Barn in Barre - SOLD

The Radlo Barn in Barre Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 10" SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping. This one was formerly called "Glimpse" and I've always liked it. Today I brightened the sky and softened the dirt road shadows, now I like it even better. Nice to have some things on hand to rework.

Polished Pear - SOLD

Polished Pear Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8" SOLD, for PB I did this one today to replace a piece that I thought I had but couldn't find. Yes, I'm better at creating than I am at record keeping, organizing, shipping....and keeping track of my "inventory." I try, though, but it's that right brain, left brain thing, or so I tell myself.

String of Lights 4 - SOLD

String of Lights 4 Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas, 11" x 14" SOLD. I had a request for two of these, which never got shown on the blog, so I thought I'd pop one of them up today. Nice to show off a little, I know you'll indulge me. Nothing new today. I have posted some more Metro sketches on my sketching blog, the link is on the sidebar.

Winter Snow...More - SOLD

Winter Snow...More Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping. We've had another snowstorm, and still drifting. The world is white, with shades of umber and grey, just lovely, as long as you have power and heat inside and don't have to go anywhere.

Cows in Landscape - SOLD

Cows in Landscape Oil on Canvas Panel, 9" x 12" SOLD at $30.00 plus shipping. There are many blogs and sites that one can use for resources. I'm thinking of the Different Strokes project by Karin Jurick. This one is from The Monthly Sketch Project blog, which I just recently discovered through a mention by someone in Kate Johnson's alumni group. I really liked the photo, and moved some cows around for this quick oil sketch.

Watercolor Peonies - SOLD

Watercolor Peonies

Watercolor on Arches paper, 22" x 30"

Image area 21" x 28"

SOLD at $150 plus shipping. Detail shown.

That's a lot of petals. Painted on a full sheet of watercolor paper, mostly during our snowstorm of February 2010 in the DC area. I've cropped the top version, but it can be matted in closer still.

Winter Peonies Full Sheet WIP

Winter Peonies, Watercolor, WIP

Watercolor on Full Sheet arches 140 lb paper, 22" x 30"

I generally don't show a work in progress, but this one has so many shivery hours into it, that I wanted to at least show that I have been working through our snow storm! A petal here, turn, a petal there, turn... I think I might paint some background color along one bottom edge, and add more leaves, but this is how it stands now. It's a big one.

And It Snowed...SOLD

And It Snowed... Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $35.00 plus shipping. No heat, no lights, no Internet, no radio or TV for news...and no hot water, except what we could boil on the gas stove. Nobody going anywhere, and lots of busy shovels. Huddled under blankets and using candles when the evening came. Makes you appreciate your electricity when it comes back on. I did manage to bundle up, turn my easel to the window, and paint this (with trips to the stove for heating fingers over the boiling water pots.) Today, of course (Monday) it's gorgeous, but it sure gets old quick, trying to stay warm. A pioneer I am not!

The White Carnation - SOLD

The White Carnation Oil on Canvas Panel, 8" x 8" SOLD at $40.00 plus shipping. This is another older painting that just needed brightening. I've always liked the drama and odd composition in it.

Fruit Bowl on the Edge - SOLD

Fruit Bowl on the Edge Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $50.00 plus shipping. Of course I didn't paint this one tonight, just put the stems in a minute. This was a Sunday afternoon painting that didn't quite get done. I like this one, just for the sake of the little flash of light on that front pear.

Colored Hydrangea - SOLD

Colored Hydrangea Oil on Stretched Canvas, 10" x 10" SOLD at $30.00 plus shipping. I keep trying this Red Passion Hydrangea, and I think eventually I'm going to have to try painting it petal by petal, see what happens with that. It's more like drawing I think, than painting, but I can see it coming.

Simple Pear - SOLD

Simple Pear Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8" SOLD at $15.00 plus $5.00 shipping. I've been sick this week, and thought it was a cold, but it's become a little more perplexing than that. Fever, chills, sharp pain in my ribs, who knows? But I felt some better this afternoon, so felt up to a small piece, and this is what I got done. No great attempts, just a little finger back in the pie.

Brown Eggs Whichaway

Vertical is SOLD. Brown Eggs Whichaway One and Two Oil on Canvas Panel, 6" x 8" each Available at $15.00 plus $5.00 shipping, each. Brown eggs are not really brown. They have pinks, purples, oranges, reds, yellows, and this frosted look to some of them, but not all. They can be different colors too, from egg to egg. Really quite beautiful. I posted some of my Metro people sketches to my other blog, if you are interested in seeing them. It's Nel's Art Marks. Stop by if you'd like, and take a peek.