"Brown Bottle", painting a day, 10 x 12

Uggh! I have been encouraged to keep painting flowers and so I bought some lilies yesterday. No biggie, they are fairly simple shapes, right? Had to wipe down two. Hate that. Oh well. Hope you like this one instead.

"Blue Vase", daily oil painting, 10 x 12

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I was encouraged by the response to last night's post so I bought some lilies tonight. I am going to paint with my friend (and one of the 7) Millie Gosch. She and I will work on still lifes. It is so nice to be able to paint with people on occasion. And I'll be in her studio, seems like I never get out of mine. The show for "The 7" is at Frameworks Gallery this year on November 6th. Mark the date.

"Light ", oil painting a day, 10 x 12

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I really like the atmosphere in this painting. I also have to do larger paintings to stay comfortable. The smaller size is a good challenge and economical, but some subjects make me want to break out the bigger guns. For instance, I have a great deal of trouble painting flowers so small. But then I always got a "needs improvement" check mark on my report cards when it came to "staying in the lines".

"Old Kodak", oil on panel, 6 x 8

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I may have said this already but I have a display cabinet with all my old cameras in it. I just love them! Here's another...

"Dahlias", oil painting a day, 5 x 10

I painted these from life up in the mountains of North Carolina, Highlands to be exact. A bunch of us painter types went up there for a weekend and when it rained we painted these beautiful flowers just cut from the garden.

"Bow", oil painting a day, 6 x 6

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Hey all, hope you haven't given up on me. I've got to quit making promises about getting all these paintings done for the sole reason that every time I do, something huge and distracting happens to me.
Still trying to get the parent's affairs back in order. It is maddening how hard it is for an honest person to try to straighten out what a dishonest person had no problem undoing. Why didn't she have to jump through any hoops to steal from my folks? I've got present all sorts of paperwork to close accounts that she opened all over the place.

Anyway, if mine can be a cautionary tale, then its worth it. If you suspect anyone of taking advantage of your folks, don't delay in checking it out. It happens so much. I haven't talked to anyone who didn't have one of these stories to tell. Better to be embarrassed about being wrong than to have to wade through this stuff.

I did this painting in Darien, Georgia with my friend Millie Gosch. I will be wistful if this one sells but that's ok, I hope someone likes it just as much as I do.