"Bowl of Granny Smith Apples" still life oil painting food fruit kitchen

 

6 x 8"

oil on canvas

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I'm back! Several things have kept me away from the easel recently. Spring break meant no preschool for my daughter, so we had playdates all week long with friends and neighbors.  Also we had a freak March snowstorm last week - an amazing amount of snow for any time of year around here - and our power went out....and stayed out for three days. I thought about doing some painting with the lovely natural snow-light, but, well, it was pretty darn cold in here!

"Blue + Yellow = Green" still life fruit lemons oil painting colorful

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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I must be jealous of the sunny warm weather most of the country is enjoying lately. We could certainly use some brightness in this part of the world, so today I painted some!

"Purple Bowl of Lemons" daily painting still life fruit kitchen art yellow green

 

6 x 6"

oil on panel

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It just occurred to me that this bright green is a wee bit late for St. Patrick's day. I suppose that's where my subliminal inspiration came from to use it in the first place, huh?

 

"Afternoon Glass of Wine" floral flower art wine fruit berries oil painting

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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Well, I didn't drink this glass of wine in the afternoon, but I'm drinking it now! Cheers! And have a great weekend.

"A Glass of Chardonnay" white wine art painting still life flowers oil on canvas

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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I never much cared for white wine before I had a baby - in fact, it gave me heartburn. Well, pregnancy taught me what heartburn was really all about, and people do say that your tastes can change after a baby. Now I like white just as much as red, and that's saying something!

 

"Nude on Blue" female figure painting portrait asian woman

 

9 x 12"

oil on canvas

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I really struggled with this model last week, so for the second session I tried to just relax and have fun with the painting. And I did - especially in the arms, where I put those brushstrokes down and left them alone - no blending, etc.

"A Glass of Riesling" wine flowers floral art grapes fruit still life daily painting

6 x 8"

oil on canvas

$75

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Below is a work-in-progress shot of this one. You can see that I try to sketch in my lightest areas first, to keep them clean, but I do need to establish my darkest darks early on, too, to keep everything in perspective.

"Daffodil Bouquet on Blue" spring flowers floral oil painting still life

 

9 x 12"

oil on canvas

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I'm pretty sure I've gushed about this in the past, but, really, painting these brass vases is one of the things that makes art amazing. It's ridiculous how much I enjoy it, every time!

"Daffodils in a Gold Vase" floral flower painting still life fruit flowers oil on canvas

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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The trick to painting daffodils is to put that yellow on the canvas first - before any other paint. Even before your underdrawing - or else do your underdrawing in bright yellow!

"Daffodils and Green Grapes" floral art flower painting still life fruit original oil on canvas

6 x 8"

oil on canvas

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The first flowers of spring are up! I picked these beauties in my very own front yard. Spring also brings a new session of my still life painting workshop to Maude Kerns Art Center. Click here for details.

"Blue Bowl of Apples" fruit kitchen art still life oil painting

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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Sorry for yesterday's perfunctory post! I was rushing to get the photo edited and uploaded, all the while attempting to do a hundred other things. We all know how that goes. Today I seem to have photographed my painting without signing it - a mistake I will be heading off to fix as soon as I've announced the winner of my February painting giveaway.......if your email address is joanne(dot)contant(at)gmail(dot)com, you are my winner!

"Strawberries in a Purple Dish"

 

6 x 6 in 

oil on canvas

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"Blue Bowl of Strawberries" fruit food kitchen art oil daily painting and blog giveaway update

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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I'll be drawing the winner of my latest painting giveaway (details on the right side of your screen) on Monday, so forward this to a friend - they'll love you forever if they win a free painting! Simply subscribe to blog updates via email to enter - or "like" me on Facebook. Extra entries for doing both!