"Cherry Hearts" a still life oil painting of valentines day candy hearts and chocolates

  

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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These little heart candies are like jelly beans, and all the different flavors are a variation on cherry: cherry cola, bing cherry, cherry cheesecake (my favorite), chocolate cherry, etc. They are darn good, and dangerous to have lying around the studio! The title "Cherry Hearts" does double duty here, since these bon-bons have cherries inside. Proof of that, coming soon!

I am featured today on the blog "The Art Room" as part of a series of daily painters' favorite pieces from 2012. You can see my top two picks, as well as Taryn's picks - we each chose one still life and one figure painting.

"Bowl of Cherries with Green Glass Vases" still life fruit kitchen art flowers floral painting

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas

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My friend Taryn Day has a new blog called The Art Room, and today I got to do a guest post, showing off two paintings from my (small) personal art collection, and telling a bit about why they are so special to me. If you stop by, show her some love by leaving a comment! I also happen to have inside information that next month will be all about flower paintings, and some familiar faces (including possibly yours truly) just might pop up in the mix.

"Black Cherries and Black-Eyed-Susans" floral fruit food kitchen art still life original oil daily painting

 

6 x 8"

oil on canvas

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Hey! I missed you guys! It was a great couple of weeks with the fam, but it felt GOOD to be back in the studio today. In case you weren't glued to the action on Twitter, I picked (more) blueberries, attended several parties, went wine tasting, ate lots of great food, and even ran my second ever half marathon. With a full contingent of cheerleaders and paparazzi!

I did get to do some work-type things in my Etsy shop recently. I changed the name to "Sedwick Studio" from "Sedwick Paints," and altered the look a bit to better match my blog. Etsy has a new feature for shops called an "About" page - kind of self-explanatory - but the reason I bring it up is that my painting today perfectly illustrates the blurb I wrote for mine, particularly the part about never knowing which quiet little object in my house will be the star of my next painting. This string of wooden beads hitchhiked home from preschool with Ellie at some point, and manifested itself in my studio this morning. When I saw it lying there on the ground, something clicked! 

I'm leaving for a figure painting evening in a few minutes, and I'm honestly a little worried about my "cold start" catching up with me. But I'm going to try to be fearless. And post pictures on Facebook....