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.

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.

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  :)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.