"The Checkerboard Table" *Revised*

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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I adjusted the flowers to look a bit more natural in the vase. Above is the revised version, below is the original. What do you think?

 

I rescued this funky table from Gabriella's tree lawn after her last studio move. I thought, what the hell, I might want to paint it someday.... and finally, a year later, that day has come! Here is her interpretation.

"Red Rose in Her Hair" female nude figure painting fine art oil on canvas

 

14 x 18"

oil on canvas

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I've painted this model before, but I didn't realize how LONG her hair was, since it was pinned up last time. Wow! The rose hair clip was the finishing touch on this excellent pose.

"Irises on a Low Table" still life floral interior scene fine art oil painting daily

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas

(on hold) 

I had a really hard time getting started this morning. One of the best - and most difficult - things about painting still life is the incredibly wide range of possible subjects. Decision-making can really hold up the process! After several false starts, I took a giant step back from my setup, and the wider view helped me settle down to paint. See a work-in-progress shot here.

"White Pitcher of Lilacs" floral flower still life daily painting one dollar auction

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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Hoping you all had a great Mother's Day weekend. I went a little crazy on Saturday, competing in a 5 mile mud run and getting ever so slightly banged up. After attempting to minister to my bruises and scrapes all day Sunday, I thoroughly enjoyed (the comparatively civilized act of) painting with my still life workshop students this morning!

"Iris Bouquet in a Pint Glass" floral flower art oil painting purple still life $100 ebay auction

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas

$200

Available through The Gallery at the Watershed

I have a lot of paintings in my Etsy shop - some of them are two years old or more! But as I often remind myself, they all find their owners eventually. Recently a particular favorite of mine, which had been hanging around the studio for quite a while, sold to a very wonderful and enthusiastic patron. The next day someone else contacted me about buying it! I've resolved to do a series of Iris paintings this summer, in the hopes that my disappointed buyer can find another Sedwick original to love.

"The Red Rasta" male nude figure painting portrait original oil on canvas

 

9 x 12"

oil on canvas

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Below are progress shots, taken at about 45 minute intervals. The first picture is possibly the coolest one of my paintings has ever looked at that stage! Zombie man!

 

(click on the image to scrutinize the undead goodness.)

"Pretty in Pink" white wine glass bottle painting flowers tulips fruit oranges

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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Cheers to daily painting number 550! I'll drink to that. :)

"Pink Lilacs" floral flower fruit daily painting oil on canvas

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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I've taught myself a lot about plant identification over the years, painting different flowers. I can now recognize many flowering bushes when they're not in bloom, just by the characteristics of their leaves.  Of course, now there's an app for that. Oh well!

"Ready to Poach" still life oil painting wall art kitchen decor brown egg spoon eggshells

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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 I've never actually poached an egg, but I love the scene in "Julie and Julia" where she learns how to do it. Meryl Streep is one of my favorite actresses, and I also love food and cooking, so it's no wonder I love that movie!

"Still Life with Brown Eggs" art original oil daily painting for sale on ebay

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas 

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Ok, I admit that I had some lofty ideas about my goals for the year, back around new years time (four months ago!), like doing some shows in local coffee shops, attempting to break into the Portland gallery scene, etc. Well, so far this year, I've been putting a lot more effort into my distance running goals than my art-showing goals, but I did manage to get a piece accepted into the Emerald Art Center spring juried show, which opens tomorrow night. If anyone is out searching for some art to look at tomorrow around 5:30, come say hi!

"Fresh Eggs" still life food kitchen decor art daily painting brown eggs

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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My neighbors have chickens, and my husband has back trouble. Over the weekend, the menfolk struck up a conversation while they were out doing whatever it is men do around the yard,  and the next thing I know Jesse has gone next door to try out our neighbor's upside-down suspension back therapy thingie. And he came home with a bowl of eggs! Thanks, wonderful neighbors!

"Peppers and Wedges" fruit vegetable bright colorful daily painting one dollar auction

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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Here is my demo painting from class yesterday. I managed to not be too sore after the half marathon on Sunday - in fact, I felt a lot better than I thought I would (and am already looking forward to next year!) Carol and I both crossed the finish line in under two hours - read her post about the adventure here.

"The Kanji Vase"

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas

I love this blue cloth against the oranges. Talk about your complements! Also, a word about the vase: I trash-picked it from the dumpster behind a local ceramics studio. A potter was throwing it out! What I was doing rummaging in their dumpster...um, nevermind.

And speaking of fun things to do in Eugene: if you're planning to come out for the Marathon on Sunday, keep your eyes peeled for Carol and I. We'll be running the Half!

"Still Life with Apple and Cheese" daily painting fruit art kitchen decor oil on canvas

 

5 x 7"

oil on canvas

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Dear Cheese, 

I really can't explain why this is the first time in four years of daily painting that I've chosen you as a subject. I believe that, perhaps, at a very deep level, I want to keep you all to myself.

xo, 

Sarah

"Red and Green Halves" fruit berry lime still life daily painting kitchen wall art

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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My workshop started off well today. We did some ten-minute paintings. Mine are below. Disclaimer: I began all of these in ten minutes, but went back and tweaked them a bit, so, really they are more like 15 minute paintings.

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas

"A Contemplation of Springtime" large oil painting still life fruit flowers teapot

 

16 x 16"

oil on canvas

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Here is the commission I've been working on, completed! I must say I'm proud of this piece, and thoroughly enjoyed working on it, though finding a composition I liked was a little challenging at first. Challenging is good, right? A new session of my still life workshop starts tomorrow at Maude Kerns, so now I'm off to make my final preparations for that.  

"Teapot and Strawberry Reflections" still life fruit tea daily painting $1 ebay auction

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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This little piece is an experiment or sketch for a larger commission I'm working on today. Some artists do preliminary drawings of their compositions, but I feel my way around much more comfortably in color. I always love the looseness I get in these warmup works!

"The Blue Scarf" nude female figure painting figurative art contemporary realism oil on canvas

 

11 x 14"

oil on canvas

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Here's my latest figure painting effort. Click on the image below to see it bigger - in-progress shots after each hour. Also, some behind-the-scenes action on Facebook.

"Branching Shadows" large still life oil painting fruit flowers teapot green apples

 

16 x 16"

oil on canvas

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Worked on this over the weekend. I was experimenting with building up the background wall in thin layers, for a luminous effect. Also, over the weekend, I attended the inaugural meeting of my new book club and sloshed through one of the last training runs leading up to my first half-marathon, which is two weeks away!

"Creamsicle" fruit flowers floral painting still life orange and white daily painting

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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More poached Camellias. I snatched these surreptitiously as I was pushing Ellie past in her stroller the other day. I'm glad she'll still tolerate the stroller, but pushing all 35 pounds of her makes my jogs a LOT harder!