Green Jar and Onion, oil on panel, 8 x 10

I am currently teaching a still life class. This was the first day's demo.
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Green Bowl, oil on panel, 6 x 8

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful emails of encouragement.
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"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".

"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.

"Sunflower", 6 x 8, oil on panel

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My trusty jar again.

I have been busy with family emergencies and unable to paint as much as I'd like. Even forgot that my car's check engine light came on yesterday and I needed to fix it today so I can drive home to the see about the parents. Now I have to scramble to get home a different way. It always pays to slow down and take a breath, but especially when things aren't going smoothly. I'll learn one day...
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"Pushing Daisies", 5 x 10, oil on panel

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Flowers are everywhere now and so I am trying to paint them more and more. These are from my yard. And I love this little jar. I picked it up at a thrift store down the street. Had no idea at the time that it would be such a cooperative subject!

Okra, 6 x 8, oil on panel

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I once heard a comic say that boiled okra had the consistency of a combination of gravel and drool. I may have to agree...but...I found a great place to have lightly fried whole okra pods - a restaurant in Atlanta called Six Feet Under. The name is a play on two things. Fathom, a nautical term, equals 6 feet and the restaurant serves seafood. Secondly, its location is across from Atlanta's famous Oakland Cemetery. Such greats as Bobby Jones and Margaret Mitchell are buried there. I've painted there many times, it is truly beautiful. Check out the web site.


Another favorite:
Blimp, 18 x 24, oil on wood


Speaking of Atlanta, this is from around 14th Street and the connector looking toward Georgia Tech during the 1996 Olympics. There were blimps everywhere! I love blimps. And if that's not enough, we live near the small airport that launches the blimps for big events in the area. They have to fly over our house to get downtown and at that point they have not gotten to full altitude. Every so often, we would hear this deep hum and over the trees would come the nose of one of those big suckers! Our Brittany spaniel (aka a bird dog) would look up and then get into his prettiest point position. It was hysterical every time. They are supposed to point to help you locate the quarry. But since this vessel took up the entire sky, the point (lit) was unnecessary.

"Milk Bottle", oil on panel, 6 x 8

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Another painting of glass. Years ago I gave myself a challenge of painting clear glass and then I added ice cubes. I was so pleased when I found I could convey something transparent in paint which is opaque.



Another favorite.....

Three Palmettos, 16 x 20, oil on wood
This scene is from Charleston, S.C. I love the coast because the landscape is so varied, not all green like Atlanta is much of the year.