Let Down Your Peel / 8×6 in / oil on linen / $180 / ready to frame

I had a lot of fun setting this one up. Another satsuma, calling to her friend. I was experimenting with a low key pallet with a master color (orange). I think the shadows on the peel were the most successful part…

Satsuma and Stripes / 5×5 in / oil on panel / $125

Thanks Carol for the idea about painting gift wrapping! I was going to try the brown paper again today, but this was much more fun.

This morning I got out my 3/4 inch  bright brush and used that for most of this painting, and I like how that worked out.

Satsuma / 6×6 in / oil on linen on panel / $150

I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday! I had a complete blast.

I’ve started up several paintings of oranges and satsumas; this is the first to get finished. What’s it doing there? It’s sitting on brown paper. The brown paper is evading me and I’m going to make more tries at it. That’s a little piece of tape off on the far left.

“Herding Apples” / 6×6 in / oil on linen /SOLD

100% of the final bid will be donated to the charity Every Mother Counts. This is a great cause. Click here to see all of the art being auctioned.

The need: Every 90 seconds, a women dies from childbirth. Fully 90% of those deaths are preventable. The Aid organization Every Mother Counts is training midwives in Afghanistan, opening health clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo and shipping unused medical supplies to South Sudan. These are tangible, practical projects designed to combat maternal mortality and injuries worldwide.

I tried something different today – a low key painting, and very warm analogous colors – yellow, orange, red and red-violet. Because this painting was for the Every Mother Counts auction (charity), I wanted to do a still life setup that looked a little like a mom and kids. Hope you like it!

By the way, aren’t these apples beautiful? We picked them of the trees at Walters Ranch; they’re plum size and shape and color!

SOLD / “Peach Seed” /6×6 in / oil on linen panel

We picked peaches at a fruit farm last weekend… They had a horse and pony for kids to ride, and my son rode both. Fun way to spend the day! And the peaches were delicious.

“Reflected Artist” /6×6 in / oil on linen panel / $150

Peach Seed

Un-framed $150.00 USD Framed $225.00 USD

I wanted to try painting reflections of things you can’t see in the picture… Can you find the window, the 3rd apple, and me?

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Reclining Pears / 6×6 in / oil on linen / $150

These pears were delicious.

I have been working on a big painting lately (30×40) with a bunch of kids in it, and I am really excited about how it is turning out.

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SOLD / “End of the Jam.” Oil on wood, 6 in x 8 in.

In this painting I wanted to convey the sticky quality of the empty jam jar. And in front of the jar is another one of those lovely red unpolished apples – you can see that it’s half-way polished just from my moving it around in the still life, trying to get a nice arrangement.

The jam color is actually similar to the colors I used in this cantelope painting, also painted on wood.

On a side note, the show at c’est la Vie in Edmonds went well. There was a good turnout and I got very positive feedback about my paintings. 15 of my small daily paintings and a couple 16×20 studio landscapes are up for another few weeks, so you still have time to see it if you are in the area and missed the opening (I took my two biggest paintings down so that I can show them next week in Spokane).

Unpolished Apples / 8×6 in / oil on canvas / $180

Unpolished Apples

Un-Framed $200.00 USD Framed $295.00 USD

In this painting I worked to convey the dusty quality of these pretty apples. They are fresh off a friend’s tree, and bright patches show through where hands have touched them. Oil on wood, 6 in x 8 in.

This painting has a similar technique / paint quality to a previous oil painting of flowers and apples.

My photo is not very good, I’m afraid. I’ll upload a new photo in a few days.

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Above: Plumbs, 6×12″, oil on raw wood. $180

The colors in the photo aren’t quite right; the plumb color is actually quite nice.

Umbrella, 6×6″, oil on wood. $150

I’m starting to enjoy painting pine trees. Here is another pine tree painting.