Three Plums

Three Plums

6"x6"

Acrylic on panel

I had so much fun creating the last plum piece that I decided to do another one...This time three dark plums with a simple background...

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Red Onion and Mushrooms

Red Onion and Mushrooms

6"x6"

Acrylic on panel

I had these mushrooms and had painted them with eggplants before, so was trying to think of something else ...Thought they would look good with a red onion...Love the stem on this one...I just found a new glazing medium by Golden that really makes the colors pop...Haven't painted an onion in years, but had fun...

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My Recent Visit To The Norman Rockwell Museum

My boyfriend recently took me to The Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts...The entire drive up it was snowing like crazy...it was around Christmas time and everything was decorated and lit up...we walked through town more than once all bundled up to get dinner, lunch, etc because the driving conditions were so bad...even though I visited New York  frequently as a kid, I'm from Florida, so it was fun being in all of this snow!

                                                 

Norman Rockwell-Checkers, 1928

Even though I enjoyed all of the wonderful paintings that were in the museum, I found this image online and wish I would've seen it in person...I like the way Rockwell captures moments in American history...the interaction between people...

                                                 

  The museum is in a quaint old house, which was blanketed in snow...I've heard that a lot of the models Rockwell used still have family living in this area.

On our way out of town we ate breakfast at a little mom and pop restaurant.... It was coming down hard and many of the roads hadn't been plowed, so we were driving at a snails pace and still skid off the road at one point...We were so happy to get back on the highway!

Baby Eggplants

Baby Eggplants

6"x6"

Acrylic on panel

We were going to a farmers market down the street that closed down recently...found another one that is also great and sells exotic fruit and veggies(which is where these baby eggplants came from)...I struggled a bit with the cast shadows, which are fairly new to me...I'm experimenting with new techniques and mediums(for example putting in the shadows before I paint in the background and using acrylic glazing gloss, both of which have helped)...

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Plums

Plums

6"x6"

Acrylic on panel

Just finished this painting...I've been concentrating a lot on still lifes lately...mostly for practice in making things look round, but also to put up for auction....my boyfriend Clinton Hobart who has been painting still lifes for years,  has been a huge influence in this respect...This is the first painting I've played with reflective light and really enjoyed it...had never painted plums before...the lemon plum(on the left) was tricky but I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out...

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Sake House

Sake House

5"x8"

Acrylic on panel

Just finished a painting of The Sake House, which is a sushi restaurant in Riverside in Jacksonville, Florida... I had a lot of fun experimenting with the composition and bold colors. The original idea was to do a quick study but wound up spending a bit more time on it then I had planned.

Citrus Medley

Citrus Medley

6"x6"

Acrylic on panel

I've really enjoyed painting grapefruit, so I decided to try making a piece with oranges and lemons...I started the painting with the half an orange and lemon slice..when I was almost through painting them I thought they looked lonely, so decided to add the orange slice on the right..I think the composition is stronger now, and I really like the color of the foreground /background...I think it has a very Florida feel to it...

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