46. Planes Of A Pear

"Planes of A Pear"

8x6 Inches

Oil on Gesso Board

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This is the second of the two paintings I did while procrastinating

on starting that commission. It was fun to just play with color

but now it's time to get to work on the commissioned piece!

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44. My Neighbors Bounty V

"My Neighbors Bounty V"

5x7 Inches

Oil on Gesso Board

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More lemons from my neighbors bountiful tree,
this time against a dark background.

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43. Garden Beauty IV

"Garden Beauty IV"

8x10 Inches

Oil On Gesso Board

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The last in a set of three Calla Lily paintings that were commissioned. These were all painted from photos of Calla Lilies in my backyard. Calla Lilies are one of my favorite flowers and I can't wait to see what beauties pop up in my yard this year!

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42. My Neighbors Bounty IV

"My Neighbors Bounty IV"

8x10 Inches

Oil On Gesso Board

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More lemons from my neighbors fruitful tree. Sadly, my neighbors will be moving
and their home is for sale. I hope the new owners love this tree as much as I do!

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41. Fig Tree Beauty

"Fig Tree Beauty"

8x10 Inches

Oil On Gesso Board

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Just finished this commission for a lovely couple. They provided me with several clippings from their fig tree. I love painting fruit still attached to branches and I love it even more when it has leaves too! I'm hoping to get more clippings from them next season for additional paintings because I don't think I would ever tire of painting figs!

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39. Valley Sunset

"Valley Sunset"

8 x 10 Inches

Oil on Canvas Board

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This is the sky I saw as I was taking an early evening walk by my parents home. I loved the cloud formations and the beautiful radiant colors. This was a nice change from my usual subject matter.

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37. Vintage Market Find

"Vintage Market Find"

8 x 10 Inches

Oil on Gesso Board

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This one was really fun and smooth sailing until I got to the closure hardware. It's been sitting on my easel for months because I procrastinated, I just didn't want to start the metal part of it! I felt like the clasp would actually be fun but I was sure the rest of it would be hard work. I finally forced myself to complete it and wow, did I struggle with it! The clasps really gave me a hard time and I almost threw the piece out because I just couldn't get the clasp to work! Eventually it came together and I was encouraged enough to complete it and post it. Sometimes it works that way, the part I think it going to be "fun" almost does me in! As cute as this little "toy" purse is, which I found at a local vintage shop, I'm so glad it's off my easel and that it escaped the "round" file!

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36. From My Garden

"From My Garden"

8 x 8 Inches

Oil on Gesso Board

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Calla Lillies are one of my favorite flowers. I just love how structural and 

dramatic they can be. I don't usually work from photographs but I knew I wouldn't 

have time to paint this beautiful flower from my garden so I photographed it. 

I took several photos of it outdoors in the beautiful golden light right before sunset. 

Using my iPad to view the photo worked out beautifully, I loved how I could 

enlarge the part of the photo I was working on. This may be a good solution 

for painting flowers from my garden!

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30. Courtesy of "Papá"

Courtesy of "Papá"

6 x 6 Inches

Oil on Gesso Board

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My mom had mentioned to me that at one of the schools where my niece played soccer, 

there were some nice persimmons in someone's backyard that hung over the school fence. 

They weren't quite ripe yet but she said the next time they went back, her and my dad would cut 

some for me for my stillife paintings. A few weeks later they provided some beautiful persimmons 

on branches with plenty of leaves. Apparently other folks had noticed them too and my mom told 

me my dad had to jump to get these because there were no longer any low hanging fruit, thus 

the title "Courtesy of Papá (Papá is Spanish for "Dad".) I loved the colors in these persimmons, beautiful oranges with a hint of red! Thanks Papá!

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