Friday, September 10, 2010
Delicious
Delicious 12x9" oil commisioned
Here is the classic red of a Delicious apple. It's the perfect season to look for color in all the wonderful harvests surrounding so many of us. And, of course, at farmer's markets and street sales everywhere.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Macintosh Apples
Macintosh Apples 6x6" oil
Here's another loaded fruit branch which I always enjoy painting. Macintosh are those wide, almost squarish apples that are more orangey in color than the reds we usually think of. So, that gave me a bit of a different look here.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Pepper Party
Pepper Party 6"x6" oil
My niece and her husband recently had a wonderful party with lots of music, family, friends, and FOOD. She had a counterful of peppers, garlic and other veggies that she was sharing, from a friend's garden. Long story short, I grabbed a few for a still life.... thanks Trina, great party...this one is yours :)
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Salmon Sky
Salmon Sky 6x6" oil
I wanted to try a completely different color scheme here. I put the greens in ,using a hint of the complimentary salmon pink to reflect the light of the sky. It creates a different feeling tone and was an interesting combination to use.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Going to the Sun Road
Going to the Sun Road 6x6 oil $75
I had a little time to paint yesterday and thought I'd try for the drama of this view at Glacier National Park. When you drive this road, there are beautiful vistas around every bend . I use the source material from this trip frequently, changing the palette or light, at times.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
painting give-away
I have emailed the winner of Lake Sunset http://marymaxam.blogspot.com/search?q=lake+sunset and will be posting more details once I hear back.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Eagle Sunset
Eagle Sunset 12"x12" oil sold
Eagle is a small town in the Boise Valley area. There are some wonderful sunsets there over desert and farmland. Here I tried to catch one of them.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Geranium Sketch
Geranium Sketch 14x11" oil sold
I 've been away for awhile and am scheduling posts of older works for a bit longer than expected. These are paintings that I began posting nearly a year ago at the beginning of my blog. I hope you enjoy my "look back", it has been a great and fun learning experience!
Friday, August 27, 2010
Little Begonia
Little Begonia 10"x 8" oil sold
This little pot of flowers came together as a visual unit because of the light struck area on the right. Without that, it might have just been a pot of blurry begonias! I tried also to gray my shadow areas, so that the pure color really popped.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Apple Branches
Apple Branches 9"x9" oil sold
I really like painting fruit and flowers in their natural state. It gives me a lot of freedom in the composition and there are a variety of lighting effects one can utilize.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Strawberry Cup
Strawberry Cup 9"x9" oil
My husband brought this chocolate and strawberry cup home, thinking it would make a really fun little item to paint....and eat.......he was right!
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Two Forks Please
Two Forks Please 10"x8" oil sold
This was a nice memory as well as a really super cheesecake! We were having dinner on a deck with an ocean view and our desert "lit up" with the light reflected from the sunset.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Moo
Moo 9"x9" oil
I love this little cow pitcher that I got as a gift and could see it needed a chocolate companion.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Frosted
Frosted 9"x9" oil
Once I painted that cup of coffee, I kept thinking of coffee and .....? Well, doughnuts of course! It was the design of frosting that I really wanted to paint here though....too fun.
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