Two Red Apples

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  Who doesn't love the fall season with all the beautiful apples being harvested? These were two luscious apples that escaped pie-making for a setup. This is a small oil painting, 8 x 10" done on canvas. I love doing fruit and vegetable paintings from a still life set up, and red is always fun to paint!

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Shimmering Lights

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"Shimmering Lights" is a real departure from my normal genre in watercolor. It's a small piece, about 5 x 7", which I matted to about 10 x 12". It's a moody, atmospheric painting, depicting that special twilight time between sunset and night. I liked the calmness of the still water and the indication of what could be a shore town or lakeside community. I sometimes attempt this type of painting in oil where you can also capture that luminous quality, but I really enjoyed doing this small piece. Hope you like it too--someone did, as it recently sold!

Apples and Basket

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Apple season is on the way...this oil painting from a still-life setup was done with apple picking, apple pie making, and apple eating in mind! Several apples spill onto a soft white napkin, leaving one reticent straggler in the basket. This piece is 11 x 14, painted on canvas. The sides are not painted, so it's best used in a frame.

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Out of the Bag-Help the Children of Africa Challenge

This is the painting I am auctioning off for the DailyPaintWorks Challenge "Help Feed the Children of Africa". DPW Auctions is a site I've joined andI have participated in the past, through this site, in a Challenge to help the people of Japan with their earthquake disaster.

The paintings are auctioned off and the artist will donate all the proceeds from the sale (minus the shipping cost) to either the American Red Cross or the World Vision Organization. When my painting sold for the Japan Challenge, I donated to the American Red Cross and they provided a "receipt" of your donation, which was then shared with the purchaser of the painting. You can specify a cause when you make a donation.

It is my hope that all children will be fed healthy meals each day and be able to go to bed at night without being hungry. Please take a look at all the paintings being auctioned and see if perhaps one might be just for you.

Thank you for looking and here's a link to the auction site.

Cherries Jubilee

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Cherries have a lot of character! I set up this still life and just put a handful of cherries on the napkin. I arranged them slightly into groups and made sure their stems were "talking" to each other. I feel the cherry on the far right has just had enough conversation... and is chilling out.

Although this painting is sold, prints, canvas transfers and notecards are available below.

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Onions, etc.

Many times in composing a painting, you will use odd numbers of objects, but I sometimes like to use an even number--just to push the rule a little and see if I can make it work. When I was setting up this assortment of onions and shallots, I just played with the composition to try to make it flow. I especially liked the dried onion top and thought it and its' shadow helped make the painting--it's almost like the 7th object.

This was an oil on canvas still life, 11 x 14 and has been sold.

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Let's Cook

This is the framed still-life painting, "Let's Cook". It's an oil on canvas, 11" x 14", framed in a 2" maghogany toned wooden frame. It's approximately 14 1/2" x 17 1/2" including the frame.

How many different things can you think of to cook with these ingredients? They could be the basics for so many yummy dishes!

This piece is up for auction and you can view it through the link below.

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