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Peonies and Pewter Vase | Peony floral still life painting

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I think peonies are one of the greatest things about spring.  Every year, I look forward to painting these big, beautiful flowers.  The painting above is my first of the season.  I moved into a new house in February.  The cool thing, has been watching the gardens as plants are comingup.  You [...]

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Green Tea Kettle

March 14, 2009

I loved this tea kettle when I saw it at the store.  This particular shade of green is so me…
With this set up, I’m using a different perspective than I normally do.  I positioned the objects on my studio table which is much lower than the still life stand that I usually work from.
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The Painted Bowl

February 4, 2009

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This was a quick painting.  In addition to pushing to my artistic abilities for brushwork, speed has emerged as one of my artistic development goals on 2009. 
As anyone who is familiar with the atelier method of  instruction can attest, it tends to be very methodical, but also very slow.  My [...]

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Portrait Class

January 23, 2009

The fall term of my portrait class at The Atelier has come to an end.  It was a great session!  I was truely blessed to have a wonderful group of students. 
I was lucky enough to spend the final night of the class completing the portrait sketch above.
The spring term is set to begin next Thursday, January 29th at [...]

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Oranges

December 30, 2008

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I have always loved painting citrus fruits.  I saw these in the store the other day, and was immediatley drawn to the beautiful leaves.  They have a great waxy green color to them. 
For this painting, I really have tried to paint stroke by stroke. If left to it, [...]

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Gerbera Daisies

December 23, 2008

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I finally had a day off from work today.  I thought it would be fun to spend my afternoon studying something nice and colorful.  What a delight it was to have the afternoon to paint and finally start to feel all caught up during this busy holiday season!

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The Stoneware Jug

December 18, 2008

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I have had this jug in my collection of objects for years.  I don’t know why I have never painted it before.  I guess I thought it would be too difficult to try and paint the glaze, and the reflections, and make it look like it had [...]

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Pomegranates and the Silver Jar

December 11, 2008

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One last look at the pomegranates before I take them home to be eaten.  That’s one of the great things about still life painting; being able to eat your props afterwards as long as you paint fast enough.

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Top Lit Sunflower

December 3, 2008

I tried something a little different with the lighting on this painting.  I used an artificial light, clamped up high.  I positioned it to shine down on this sunflower from above.  I actually painted it while sitting.  I think it gave an interesting point of view to this painting.

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Sunflowers and the Studio Window

December 2, 2008

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Today’s post continues my series of still life paintings featuring sunflowers.  This view takes a look out my new studio window, out onto the busy street.  It was really great using the street, the new fallen snow, and the used car dealership as a back drop.

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