Two Reds - SOLD

I saw these apples in the grocery, the different reds really caught my eye. I'm thinking about doing a larger still life that has apples with two different reds in it.
6x6 inches :: oil on panel

Crystal

Every Friday we have a model come and pose for us, for a long pose - 3 hours at the Columbia Center for the Arts. It is a great opportunity to work from life, and to develop a community of artists.

This painting is available for purchase.
$95 + shipping

Big Red - sold

I had to try my hand at a bell pepper. Edward Weston had no idea what he started. They are beautiful subjects to paint. So sculptural.

5x5 inches::oil on panel

Tomato and It's Shadow - SOLD

This is Tomato #6. The end of the Tomato series. I definitely learned some things from doing this series. I enjoyed Carol Marine's video of a painting demo. I hope everyone gets to see it.
6x6 inches :: oil on panel

Tomato and Demitasse - SOLD

More ways to paint a tomato. This is tomato #5. One more to go. I bought a bunch of fabric napkins of different patterns and solid colors that I am using under my still life arrangements. The stripes were fun. I will use them more in the future. The different fabrics add a challenge and interest. I love demitasse cups! No it isn't a giant tomato!
6x6 inches :: oil on panel

Tomato and Half Lime - SOLD

Tomato #4. I like all the colors in the shadow of this one.
6X6 inches :: oil on panel

Tomato and Lime - SOLD

I like the way this one turned out. My class said they didn't like the background color as much as Tomato 2. You can't please everyone!
6x6 inches :: oil on panel

Tomato 2 - SOLD

I decided that I'm going to paint this tomato 6 times. This is painting #2 for the tomato.

Hot Sauce - SOLD

Cholula Hot Sauce! This is a fun bottle to paint. I had problems taking the photo though. I couldn't seem to get the glare off of the painting. It seemed like it took as long to take the photo as it did to do the painting. The background looks grainy in the photo but not in person. Red is fun to paint.

More Limes - SOLD

I saw Carol Marine's key limes painting, and I was running out the door to get to my Oil Painting Basics class that I teach every quarter for Community Education. And I needed some Still Life props. I dashed into the grocery on the way to the class, and because of Carol's inspiration, I grabbed a package of the little key limes. Easy to transport to the class... don't bruise easily... lots of them in the package for everyone to have their own limes to paint... and the class loved painting the limes! And so did I.

This painting is available for purchase.
$75 + shipping

Radish and Lemon - SOLD

Concentrating on color palettes - contrasting, analgous. And the shadow colors they cast on each other and surfaces.
6x6 inches:: oil on panel

Lemon Behind - SOLD

Analgous Colors. I like the way the lemon behind the limes turned out. Mostly because of the edges. These little things (the lemons and limes) are harder to paint than they look. Try it. You'll see.

6x6 inches :: oil on panel

Limited Palette

I was reading the book, "Classical Painting Atelier" by Juliette Aristides, about use of a limited palette. So I did this painting only using Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Sienna, Yellow Ochre and White. There is alot to be said for using a limited palette every once in a while. I took a workshop from Juliette Aristides on Bainbridge Island a few years ago. She is an excellent instructor. I highly recommend her book.

This painting is available for purchase.
$95 + shipping

New Blue Cup - SOLD

The thing I like best about this is the contrast between the light blue cup and the intense red background.

6x6 inches :: oil on panel

New Work at Art on the Boulevard

I wasn't posting for a while because I had a show at Art on the Boulevard, opening on April 4, and a Gorge Artists Open Studio Sale at my house/studio April 13-14, and I got the flu that was going around here like wildfire! Sorry - I'm back on track now though.

Oaks - Not available

A little landscape of oak trees around here, the Columbia Gorge area. I was trying out the water mixable oil paints with this little painting. They seem just like regular oil paints. I like the Holbein and Grumbacher Max. You need to use one of their water soluble linseed oils with them though.

Ducky - SOLD

Every object is a piece of sculpture that is a challenge to use all your best painting skills to try to successfully depict a sense of light falling on the object, and the colorful shadows as part of the composition.

Habaneros - SOLD

I saw these peppers in the grocery, and couldn't resist them because of their intense orange color. The peppers themselves are a work of art.

Asian Bowl - SOLD

Plum and Apple Shadows - SOLD

Shadows are my fascination right now. The color/value and edges.

Green and Red - SOLD

Red and green on an orange surface was really fun to paint. The shadow on orange was visually interesting to me. I am all about shadow exploration right now. The edges of the shadows, the color of the shadows, warm/cool tones and values are all fascinating challenges.
6X6 inches :: oil on panel

Apple and Grapes - SOLD

Lime Slices - SOLD

Ruby Red Grapefruit - SOLD

Painting translucent objects is a challenge. The light shining through an object can be deceiving. It still produces a shadow even though light comes through it.

Red Cup - SOLD

I love the color of this cup.

Iron Teapot - SOLD

This one was fun, I had no idea how it would turn out...

Green Apple Shadow - SOLD

Thinking of blue and green today...

Hood River Valley Road - SOLD

This one is a study for a larger commissioned painting 30 x 30 inches.

High Desert - SOLD

The Oregon high desert.

Pony Clamp - not available

This turned out to be a study for a 40" x 40" painting for a contemporary show at the Columbia Center for the Arts.