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8x10" original oil painting

Lookin' into a tea cup from above! It was interesting to see all of these object from a new perspective - it kind of challenged the way I identify each object. I included my favourite little glass apple. #flaylay 

leave a light on for me

 

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$120 - 6x6" original oil painting on 3/4" deep panel/sides painted

I had a blast painting this night-time interior. The lamp, the light, the little empty glass, everything about this piece was a fun new experience!

swimming persimmons

 

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$100 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8" panel

I called this swimming persimmons for the 'mm's"

Cheers. ; )

pumpkin glow

 

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$80 - 6x6" original oil painting on 1/8"panel

Halloweeeeen! Only a few weeks away. I painted this little glass pumpkin and candy rockets in my studio. Since I painted by candlelight, there was a bit of a 'trick' to it... but it was a 'treat' to paint. ;)

the storyteller

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6x6" original painting on 1/8" board.

I love the shape of this oil bottle. It's got a kind of confidence about it. The tomatoes are certainly enthralled with what it has to say! 

I used the lovely Ampersand flat (1/8") panel, pre-gessoed, for this piece. They are wonderful to paint on! 

pepper pals

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8x8" original oil painting on 1" deep panel with painted sides.
I couldn't justify going shopping just to buy peppers for my still life so, I decided to make peppers out of Play-Doh! See pics below. ; )
Here's the sketch -

And here are my Play-Doh peppers. 

 I found free photo references of peppers on Pixabay and then changed the colours... of course.

It was wonderfully challenging to find the background colours in the glass bottles. The green bottle is one of my favourite still life objects.

 I may have gotten a little colour happy!!!

 Detail of the cutie-patootie peppers. 

 Until next time...

valiant

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Starting bid $70 - 6x6" oil painting with 1" deep painted sides.

For my latest still life, I started to fill this jar with flowers and after one, I just stopped. It looked so confident - a perfect statement for this difficult time. I know it's hard to be motivated when there's so much time at home but I hope you are all finding some creative time. It might just push you through it. x

share a cherry cola

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$40 - 5X10" original oil painting on canvas

Summer is nearing it's end. Only a few summer afternoons, with a cool cherry cola, left!

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last of the summer days

$60 - 5x7"original watercolour painting with 8x10"mat

Well, the first day of fall is around the corner, and the late summer sun casts beautiful shadows through the kitchen window. : )

star-crossed

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These two flowers fell into each other as soon as I put them in water, like a couple of star-crossed lovers. ; )

$60 - 5x7"painting with 8x10"mat

purple pals

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Here are some close ups of this one - 

in the clear

$100 - 8x10"painting

Somehow all of these objects just came together... : )
close ups -

study of a bottle

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Back to still life studies with my weekly fellow artists group called The Adrian Angels! I love these kinds of bottles, which I learned are called 'fiasco' bottles, and I've been wanting to paint one for some time. Happy to explore the chance! 

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$40 - 8x10"painting

verdurous

$80 - 8x10"painting

I painted this from a sketch I did at a wonderful green house called Allan Gardens. I don't normally work from a sketch, but I've been wanting to try it, so this was a first. I'm very happy with it. Also, it coincided perfectly with the Daily Paintworks Window Challenge. : )

meetup

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I wanted to put 'caper' into the title of this painting, but it seems more like this is the meetup before the caper!

$60 5x7"painting with 8x10"mat

hum along

$60 - 5x7"painting with 8x10"mat

Back to the wonderful Allan Gardens greenhouse with the Toronto Plein-Air Artists. There is so much to draw there... it's sensory overload! I titled this painting "hum along" because the only approach to such a flower filled glass conservatory is to go with it, and hum along!

my paintbox

calling you over

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I found this cute jam jar at the farmer's market and the next thing I knew... : )

$90 - 8x10"painting

Hey friend

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Big red poppies are my favourite flower, both to look at and to paint. I figured a few lemons would make good company.

$50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10"mat. Ready for an 8"x10" frame.

let's go out tonight

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Colourful flowers to get the New Year rolling.

$50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10"matt.
Here are some close ups:

G'mornin'

It snowed this morning and the light coming into the studio was just lovely. I didn't even set up my spot light for this one.

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