"Simply Bananas" fruit food kitchen decor art still life oil painting

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

$100

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Here they are, my first bananas. Just goes to show, you can daily-paint for 4.5 years and manage to leave many stones unturned. Ellie and I stumbled across an extremely impressive banana slug today on a blackberry eating picking expedition. She greeted it in a reverent whisper. That's how big it was.

(Not my picture. You think I'd touch that slimy thing?)

"Blue Jeans and Converse" nude male african american figure art painting portrait original oil on canvas

 

11 x 14"

oil on canvas

$250

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This painting took a little less than three hours, but I was very warmed up from working in the studio (on a wiper, but whatever) all day. You can see a picture with the model in the background, and some WIP's here. 

"Black Grapes and Lemons" fruit still life kitchen decor daily painting original oil on canvas

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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Late summer is wedding season - especially in the Pacific Northwest, where if you don't want rain on your wedding day, you'd better do it in August or September! My lovely next-door neighbors (who keep me supplied with brown eggs to paint) just tied the knot a few days ago, and I gave them one of my paintings for a wedding gift. Next time you need to find a special - and unique - gift for a couple just starting out, think original art! They'll think of you every time they look at the painting!

"White Lilies and Wine" floral flower painting still life wine fruit lemons art daily painting

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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I'm happy with the looseness in this painting, though I don't feel I can take all the credit - my brushes are getting worn out, and until I get down to the art store and replace them (which I do about once every month or two), my paintings may be a bit fuzzy! I'm noticing a pattern here - I posted a WIP of this piece on Facebook, and in the comments, I admitted that the reason I didn't paint the entire lily stalk was that I didn't have any small, rectangular format canvases left. Note to self: I control the materials, they don't control me... Right?

"Lemon Snack" fruit food kitchen art still life original oil painting

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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Here it is, the third lemon painting in the series. Here's a picture of the three of them together!

"Lemon Plated" fruit food still life kitchen art painting original oil on canvas

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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These lemon paintings are going to be a series - of three, I think. Although I haven't made the third one yet. I'm hoping to cram it in somewhere today, but the clock is ticking...! We're heading into the woods tonight for a some quality time away from the internet. Not sure what I'll do, I mean, what, they'll have to have 3G at least, right?! What do you have planned for the weekend?

"Making Lemonade" daily painting still life original oil on canvas fruit lemons kitchen decor

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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For Ellie's birthday party last weekend, I made a delicious and very simple drink: cucumber lemonade. It consisted of a 2 liter of seltzer, a can of frozen lemonade concentrate, a peeled and sliced cucumber, and a few sliced lemons mixed with ice. Delish! I doubled the recipe, since it was a hot day and people needed to hydrate!

"Coneflower" fine art oil painting one dollar auction and a bonus self-pitying rant

 

5 x 7"

oil on canvas

auction starts at $1

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 I admit it. I have moments of insane hubris, and in those moments, I've been known to enter juried art shows. Even though my brain knows that we all get rejected from 99.9% of all the things we apply for in this creative life, my pride is still wounded when it happens. Especially when it's a show I feel like I should be able to get into. See? Insane hubris. Inflated sense of self-worth. Megalomania.

So, today I'm disappointed. I indulged in a little twitter whining. Then I did some photoshop therapy (I have very limited photoshop skills, see above). And now I'm going to offer this painting for $1 because selling paintings makes me happy. And the $1 paintings always sell. :)

"Stargazer Lily and Green Plums" daily painting fruit and flowers still life floral

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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If you'd like a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to my Etsy shop, check out this blog post! There are a bunch of different ways to enter, including subscribing to my email updates, and liking my Facebook page. The winner will be chosen on Friday.

"Fruit Bowls with Black-Eyed-Susans" still life original oil painting of strawberries and plums with yellow flowers

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

$150

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I've been valiantly attempting to keep the deer from eating these Rudbeckia by spraying them with a mixture of egg whites and water. It works....temporarily. I posted a work-in-progress shot that shows my palette on Facebook.  

In other, actually much more exciting news, I was interviewed about Etsy, painting, and other random stuff on this awesome blog. Leave a comment over there and you'll be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to my Etsy shop!

"Red Plum Bowl" fruit floral flower painting still life food kitchen decor fine art daily painting

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

Framed, $200

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Saturday is a big day at our house - it's Ellie's third birthday! There will be cupcake-crazed children all over the place, I predict. Maybe I can snag one to paint on Sunday (a cupcake, not a child), but in the meantime, lots and LOTS to do to get ready!

"Beach Ball" beach shore coast sea ocean pool vacation house childs room nursery decor

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

$100

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This is actually Beach Ball no. 2 for me. Number one was way back in 2008, and I've thought about repeating it a few times since, but I had gotten rid of the beach ball! Ellie recently scored a couple of these at a birthday party. I love all the colors in the shadows, plus it was an opportunity to bust out my tubes of exotic blue that I rarely get to use on more natural subjects.

"Miranda, July" nude female figure painting portrait boudoir art

 

11 x 14"

oil on canvas

$250

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Not to be confused with Miranda July! (But let's see what it does for my search keywords). I posted a work-in-progress picture here.

"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.

Daily Painting time machine, flashback edition

I'm happily plugging away at a new commission right now, but I thought it would be interesting to check out some of my paintings from this week in history: I believe the sunflower piece was actually painted two years ago to this day! When I look at it now, the intervening time just slips away - it takes me back to that moment so fully, it's like having total recall!

"Peach and Pink Lily on the Windowsill"

July 2011

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

$100 

 

"Sunflowers with Green Paper"

July 2010

 8 x 10"

oil on canvas

$100 

"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....

"Jessie" custom portrait painting oil sketch

 

16 x 20"

oil on canvas

email inquiries welcome

I unearthed this piece while searching for something else last week. I had sort of forgotten about it - it's more or less unfinished, but I like it. I like the model, too - my little sister!

I painted this from life, but if you have a sister - or any old special someone - you'd like to immortalize in paint, I'm open to working from your photos. Email me if you'd like to discuss a commission.

"Yellow Fever" still life floral flower painting daily painting original oil

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

$150

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Ellie's grandparents are coming to visit us for a while, and so today I'm clearing out of my studio (aka the guest room). I'll be a roving artist for the next couple of weeks - I'm hoping to get in a bit of outside painting, and a figure painting session at the Art Center next week. Meanwhile, I'll be doing lots of summery family type things. Looking forward to it!

"Tea and Pink Lilies" still life blueberries teapot flowers original art oil painting

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

$150

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This painting flowed out of me pretty smoothly. That's a good feeling. Well, the lilies gave me hell, but they always do. The thing about this pink lily is that it's the only one, out of at least half a dozen lilies in my yard that the deer don't eat, year after year. So I kind of feel obligated to paint it!

"Blueberries on Blue" fruit still life original oil painting

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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We went blueberry picking over the weekend. Well, some of us picked - Ellie mostly ate. The local farms are so understanding about little kids. They should really charge you for an extra pint for every small child you take into the fields!