Flowers in the Teacup oil 6x6

I painted this one a lot looser with not much detail, where the focus was on color.












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Forest Light oil 8x10

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I painted these trees that were located in my backyard. I loved how the light trickled within the shadows.

Primroses and Tea oil 8x8

This was painted from life, the light was coming from below casting shadows upward.












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Spring Brings the Pansies oil 5x5 SOLD

I was sitting on my deck and glanced over at the pansies and saw these beautiful shadows and how the sun was trickling down on the flowers. Always thinking what to paint next but when a moment like this happens it is so exciting and I can't wait to get the paints on the pallet.








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Peeking Primrose oil 5x5

After the painting was finished it bothered me that the jar was in to much light so I decided to lower the value on the jar. The first thing I thought of when it was finished it looked like it was peeking out behind the wall.









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Juicy Tomato oil 6x6 Sold

I taught a workshop last year and used this setup for the students. I liked the composition so much and decided to paint another one.










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Colors in the Wash Basin oil 8x8

I am putting to use with the primroses that I had bought. I painted around four paintings of them. I had to put them outside for some fresh air, were getting kind of droopy. They are doing just fine now.

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Tugboat Tugging oil 8x10

While on the road in our travels in California, I saw this Tugboat and snapped a photo of it. The paint on the old boat was wearing out and the little red boat it was tugging inspired me to paint this piece. It was an overcast day and the colors seemed to pop instead of any light.





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Primroses in Yellow oil 8x8

I saw these primroses before entering into the store, had to stop and buy some. It was as if they were saying buy me. I always like to go through them to pick the ones that would make a good model. Just like doing a figure painting they do move. The next day they would turn or the buds would be opening. Either you have to remember their position the day before or hurry and get them done.






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One Gerbera Daisy oil 8x10

This is another Gerbera Daisy that were from the three daisies in the image below. I wanted to paint as many as I could before they were gone. Flowers come and go but a painting of flowers will last a very long time.

Gerbera Daisies oil 8x10

My son and his wife bought me these beautiful Gerbera Daisies. There were orange, pink and these deep red ones. I just had to paint them. I took them out of the vase they came in and took three of the red ones and plopped them into this jar. I pushed the two close to the wall to get those wonderful shadows.

Dainty Violets oil 6x6

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Flowers in Purple oil 7x5

                                                                 












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Soon to be Applesauce 8x10 oil Sold

In the past I use to paint so many paintings of apples, lately I have been painting a lot of flowers. It was a nice experience to paint apples again. I set this still life up wanting to capture the light hitting each object. I blocked out the light on the left to allow a shadow on the back apple. I started out with a lighter background, it looked dull and didn't do any justice to the jar, so I darkened the values of the entire background so that the jar would stand out more.






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Waterfall Mt Rainier 8x10 oil

On a trip to Mt Rainier heading up to Paradise we stopped to see this beautiful waterfall.  The surroundings are so beautiful it diffidently looks likes it could be paradise.











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