Good Morning!

 

8"x10" Acrylic on canvas

An Apple a Day

 

6"x6" Acrylic on board

Hoping to get painting a little bit more regularly.....trying to work in a few small paintings a week.

Fruit Displayed in Stand

12"x12" acrylic on board

This is a study I did of Gustave Caillebotte's painting "Fruit Displayed in Stand."  It's been months since I painted and I was feeling like I was starting from scratch all over again.  I decided to do a study and just work on technique and get the feel of painting again.

Birthday Cupcake

A special family member's birthday is coming up and I've been thinking of fun images for birthday cards.

Cupcake

Just fooling around with my color pencils and thoughts of cupcakes.

Acorn Squash

6"x6" Oil on masonite

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The baskets of winter squash at the Hadley Sugar Shack have inspired me to try out a variety of squash recipes. A butternut and acorn squash soup with thyme and sage served with homemade croutons has been a big hit.

Pumpkin '08

6"x6" Oil on masonite

The other day, I noticed that it smelled like pumpkins when I went outside. I love New England in the autumn! I bought three little pumpkins from the Hadley Sugar Shack which I'm planning on using in a pumpkin soup.

Apples & Two Pears

9"x12" Oil on canvas board

It's been fun working on this little "Apples and Pears" series of three paintings so far from one set-up.

Apple Half

6"x6" Oil on canvas

I've had these apples and pears set up in a still life for a couple of days as I've been working on a small series of paintings. They are slowly disappearing (yummy!), so I don't have much time to finish up.

Apples & Pears

6"x6" Oil on canvas

Fall is upon us here in New England!

Garlic

6"x6" Oil on illustration board

We (the Cold Spring Gallery Co-op) will have a tent at the Garlic Festival in Orange, MA in September. Last year's garlic festival introduced me to cold-weather garlic which I just love.

Who Doesn't Love a Cupcake?

6"x6" Oil on masonite

"Who doesn't love a cupcake?" - I find myself thinking this often.

Fruit Trio

6"x6" Oil on masonite

Harkening back to my workshop with Peggi Kroll-Roberts, I loaded my brush and limited my brushstrokes. Yummy!

Sweethearts

6"x6" Oil on stretched canvas

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Another fun one for the "Hearts & Flowers" show!

Be Mine

6"x6" oil on masonite

I had fun with these little valentine heart candies.

I Heart U

6"x6" oil on masonite

In keeping with the Valentine season, here's my first "heart" series to be shown in the "Hearts & Flowers" show which opens Saturday, 2/9 (see previous postcard posting for details).

Colander of Apples

6" x 6" Oil on masonite
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This is a fun little piece that I painted at a friend's house. She had the sweetest little handmade ceramic colander that we filled with apples for this still life.

Basket O'Wild Coffeeberries

6" x 6" Oil on canvas panel

Here is my third installment of "Basket o'Berries".

Salty

6"x6" Oil on masonite

Here it is! I went with my initial sketch. I think "Salty" and "Sweet" make a very fun pair. I'm planning to add a couple more tastes to the series.

Kitchen Necessity

6"x12" Acrylic on paper

I painted this as my "impressionist spacial mix" assignment for a color theory class. I think I was successful in capturing the play of light in this piece and often refer to it when I need a reminder of how many colors can be used to describe a surface or object.