Tag: still life

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Pink Cocktails

Holidays, birthdays and special events pop up, and I always sigh and say I should have made a card as I sift through the cards at the store. This year, I decided to do something about it. I found some kraft paper postcards for oil painting and bought a batch. I pick a photo from my inspiration archive folder every Tuesday morning and paint … Read More Pink Cocktails

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6.0 Apple Harvest

Mrs. Glasgow busied herself in the kitchen. Pots boiling away on the stove top with bubbling contents sending wafts of sweetness into the Fall air. She had been hard at work preparing the harvest for winter. Canning her famous applesauce, having won Best in Show the last twelve years running in the Wesleyville Fall Fest. She was hoping this harvest would win her the … Read More 6.0 Apple Harvest

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4.0 Red Pear

After the berry day, I had to go back to the pears for a boost of confidence. Happy little red pear.

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3.0 Blackberry

Blackberry was a class study piece. I think if I redid it again, I would make the bowl bigger than suggested in class and do the check pattern differently. Of course, I think I’m thinking acrylics because doing the background and then laying out the blue pattern would be easy. In oils, it may get muddy. Here we did each section at a time … Read More 3.0 Blackberry

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1.0 The Silver Cup

So come on my journey while I dabble in oil painting. I’ve always been bemused with oils. They seemed like an unattainable goal. During college, I never was taught oil painting. The painting classes I had weren’t very helpful. We met twice a week and painted and critiqued each other’s work. Some of my pieces were shown in student shows and juried shows. This … Read More 1.0 The Silver Cup