"Pink Peonies" floral still life flower vase bouquet orignal oil painting

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

Framed, $200

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I started on a larger version of this lovely bouquet, but then I got sick, and I've basically been in bed since Thursday night with a high fever and a hacking cough. Still am, actually - in bed! God, I hope I feel better soon. Although I'm afraid it will be too late for these pretty peonies by then.

"In Cool Light" Male nude figure painting original oil on canvas

 

 14 x 18"

oil on canvas

$400

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I consider this more of a sketch, even though it is a larger painting. My goal was to keep it loose, not worry too much about facial likeness, and achieve some kind of movement or overall feeling in the piece. I like it.

"Fuchsia Cuttings" floral oil painitng original still life flowers and limes

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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Well, I googled it - Fuchsia is the correct spelling! Apparently it was named after a botanist named Fuchs. Who knew? I have a huge gorgeous basket of this plant hanging on my front porch this summer. It must like our shady yard.

"Going Green" still life daily painting of limes and plant original oil on canvas

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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Yep, that's a paintbrush sticking out of the plant. I've been known to use worn out paintbrushes as stakes for droopy plant stems. Supposedly, if you have to stake a houseplant, it should really just be trimmed back, but I can't always bring myself to chop them.

Frames, new markdowns, and a Secret Sale!

Here are a couple framed pieces that are currently hanging in my house. Above, "Lemon Bowl with Knife," and below "Black-Eyed Susans and Peaches"

  

Yesterday I launched yet another epic studio cleaning spree. Every time I do this, I get the urge to reduce. Plus, summertime means garage sales, and I'll admit it, there are paintings in my garage. So! New markdowns, new paintings added to the Studio Sale section of my Etsy shop, and for you, dear readers, a secret code for 20% off anything and everything. (It's STUDIOSALE - enter it on the Etsy checkout page). Pass it on! Let's keep my garage art-free.  

A peek inside the Studio Sale

"Rocky Shore" Plein Air landscape ocean beach painting of the Oregon Coast

 

9 x 12"

oil on canvas

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Sorry for dropping off the face of the blogosphere like that! We spent the past few days having a very relaxing and unplugged vacation at the coast. Took our little one to the aquarium, found out that I love running on sand, ate my weight in cheese, read some books, you know, vacation! And I painted this, outdoors - en plein air, as they say - and I didn't die! I didn't even have any strange characters approach me (my greatest fear), though I suspect my picture was snapped once or twice. My feet got cold, and I packed it in. It was great! 

"Bouquet on Black" floral still life daily painting of flowers in a pitcher

 

8 x 8"

oil on canvas

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I love the challenge of simplifying a big, complicated bouquet of flowers into something that can come across on a small canvas.

"Brown Eggs and Tea" still life daily painting fine art original oil painting

 

8 x 8 

oil on canvas

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Jesse and Ellie are chicken-sitting for our next-door-neighbors this week. There are five of them! Suffice it to say, there are a lot of eggs around here right now. (And they are delicious.)