Experiencing Joy Through Art

   Hello and good morning! On this final day of July, I have added three new paintings to the website that are now available! Over the past couple of weeks, I have been working on some smaller format art which is a great way to get in studio time without feeling pressured to finish a large piece.

   I tend to be quite driven whenever I am working on a project, so it fun to switch thing up now and again! In "Brown Bottle and Apples", I wanted to paint the beautiful red and green colors that naturally occur on apples as well as capture the amber transparency of the brown bottle. The two just seemed to go together perfectly!

Brown Bottle and Apples, 10" x 10"

   In "Pewter Pitcher with Onions" I loved the red-violet color of the red onions and flowers contrasted with the colorless metal. The textures of both objects seem to complement each other very well. I also wanted to paint them against a lighter background, so I set up the still life with tan background drapery. It was a great way to help the pitcher and the onions be the focus of the piece. The pitcher was a purchase I made on eBay a few months ago and apparently its previous owner was an artist too!

Pewter Pitcher with Onions, 10" x 10"

 In the last of three new paintings posted today, "Turquoise Vase with Lemons", it was all about that beautiful blue-green color of the vase. I wanted to paint it because I love the hue and it gave me an excuse to use one of my supplemental colors, Cobalt Teal. Turquoise is a hard color to mix and get clean results, so it is often best to have a pure tubed turquoise available for use when needed. I put in a couple of spotsof unmixed color straight from the tube into the edge of the shadows on the vase. It really is an amazing color!

Turquoise Vase with Lemons, 9" x 12"

  I hope you enjoy viewing the new works! Have a wonderful weekend, and stay cool!