This painting needed some work after thinking it was done. I am confident that if I let a painting rest a little longer that I will find the correct conclusion.
Loved working with this cheerful palette! The mums are in full force in my garden and I love it! The little glass dog in the right hand side of the painting is an Etsy aquisition. It is vintage and held small candies back in the day. The candies are long gone, but, the chain around his neck is still intact. I just loved the shapes of color in the glass. 10X10 inches Oil Canvas Panel
The compressed space in this painting is full of activity making this painting energetic and colorful. I worked all day long on a painting only to wipe it out and start again. This painting fell together fairly quickly after the labor intensive failure. There was a ground of red as the underpainting which adds a warm glow. 6X6 inches Oil Raymar Canvas Panel
When I bought this bottle of rice vinegar I was mesmerized by the color of the vinegar and knew that I needed to paint it. It took some time setting up a still life that would incorporate the beautifully shaped bottle. The swatch of cloth that used is a brilliant cool yellow that has great reflective qualities. I wanted to capture some of the interplay of colors that were thrown from the objects on to the cloth. 8X8 Oil Canvas Panel
I have been busy painting these ity bitty paintings as a gift for my Mother-in-Law. They are so small and I haven't painted this small that I can think of. They range in size from 1 5/8 inch, 2 X 1/2 inch to 3X 2 1/2 inch. Whew! So I will paint tonight and get something new on for tomorrow. This project just took time.