"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!

"A Pot of Chai" tea teapot teacup painting still life daily painting oil on canvas

 

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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Caffeine! Oh, sorry, I got a little distracted there. I just bought a seriously great Groupon from Jerry's Artarama. Check it out! More than half off art supplies, and hey, we all need them. I, myself, have a list as long as my forearm...

"Nude on Brown Velvet" female figure painting wall art boudoir portrait

 

11 x 14"

oil on canvas

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Are any of you using Pinterest yet? I must admit, I'm totally addicted! My mom was telling me about a folder she had as a girl filled with pictures of things she liked or wanted, and Pinterest is a lot like that. Let me know if you've been using it - I'd love to see your pins!

 

(work-in-progress at 1 hour, and finished at 3 hours)

"Apple Bowl with Apple Blossoms" art daily painting still life fruit flowers green pink

6 x 6"

oil on canvas

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Well, I didn't paint over the weekend because, frankly, I ran out of canvases! We spent the weekend eating dinners out, and easter egg hunting with friends and their toddlers. Yesterday I restocked my arsenal, and I'll also be heading back to figure painting tonight. You can see a work-in-progress picture of this little painting on Facebook.

 

"Green Teapot and Apple Branches" still life daily painting mothers day gift

 

5 x 7"

oil on canvas

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Happy Easter and Passover weekend, everyone (also my wedding anniversary)! Here is a composition featuring my favorite color combo: purple and green. The background paper I used in the setup is actually more of a gray, but under the halogen light, it made a nice lavender.

"Camellia and Strawberries" floral flower still life fruit bowl red pink blue oil painting daily

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas

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I painted this in little snatches of time over the course of three days. Not my favorite way to work, but there have been a lot of other things to squeeze in. All good things, though, so I don't mind - especially since I'm happy with the way this painting eventually came out!

"Camellia and Apple Blossoms" daily painting still life floral flowers spring garden original oil

 

9 x 12"

oil on canvas

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This painting has a wintry feel to me, even though it's a very springy subject. Something about the  light background, the almost bare branch, and the starkly cast shadow all say "winter," although on the other hand, the warm light and bright pink blooms are all about spring.

"Red Camellia and Shadow" floral painting still life wall art home decor original oil painting on canvas

 

8 x 10"

oil on canvas

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Camellias have the greatest leaves, don't they? I always feel like my green-mixing muscles get a good workout when I paint them.

"Camellia and Green Apple" still life oil painting red flowers floral fruit

 

6 x 8"

oil on canvas

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Every spring I drive around with an eye peeled for blooming Camellias. I actually keep a pair of scissors in my glove compartment, just in case I spy one an opportunity to snip a few blossoms. Yes, it's true, spring brings out my inner thief!

"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!