Little Veggies

I love collecting and painting still life pieces. It's working from life; but the subjects are still. Its fun to do preparatory sketches on sulphite paper. I later cover the sketches with markers to create a value sketch. I also make lots of little oil paintings of the set up. I recently bought some 4 by 5 inch copper panels. This is one of the first paintings I plan to have on display at the West Austin Studio tour this year. Small paintings are intimate and much more affordable.

Ready To Drop

When I painted this still life the petals were ready to drop. The flowers were on their last few days. I like the colors and the shapes in this stage. Of course I worked from life and once the flowers were done I added some color and played with the shapes. When I looked at the image on the screen I saw a lady sitting at a table with flowers. Tell me what the background reveals for you.

Family Heirloom With Tomatoes

Another painting to add to my "counter top" series. I was given this set of dishes when I graduated from high school. Mrs. Mabel gave them to me and I still have them to this day. I don't know why I keep these things, but I do. Holly from work gave me the tomatoes which were from her garden. I worked on this one on multiple occasions so many perspectives are reflected.

Whenever I have to attend a seminar I sketch. This young man accused me of stalking him because I drew him. I guess his accusation is true because I did evaluate and judge him when I rendered his likeness. I liked his glasses most as I considered them stylish. He was a pretty man to me in that he had great features.

Drunk Still Life

Once I read that Cezanne often painted his still lifes from life. He would work on a painting over many sessions and would sometimes forget where his original painting position was. I'm doing that myself because I don't paint from the same position over multiple sessions. Even if I am in the same position my viewpoint changes. Thus the name "Drunk Still Life" because of the many perspectives I painted it from.