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Roses from my garden
The shadow at the bottom is not in the painting–that must be my hand holding the camera!
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Abraham Darby – first try
I guess painting roses from my garden is pretty near the perfect combination of hobbies! I am in awe of great flower painters….and so I’m not terribly happy with my own results, but I figure it’s early days yet and … Continue reading
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Coventry Patmore again (after Sargent)
This guy again! This is my third try with this fellow. I just adore his face. This is a lot more like the original by John Singer Sargent than the version a couple posts down, which was my first try. … Continue reading
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Daffodils
I usually paint with a setup in a box with a controlled light source, and for this I just set it up next to a window, so as the sun went behind clouds the shadows changed. Aargh! Oh well. I … Continue reading
Corks and Grapes
I am so happy with this one! Grapes are really fun to paint, and I love the allusion to wine that the corks bring in.
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A study inspired by…
I fell in love with the wine bottle still life paintings of Erling Steen. So clean, so balanced, so boiled down to the essence. I decided to use one of his simple setups and see if I could copy it. … Continue reading
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Wrestling Matches with Spheres
In painting class we are working on spheres. After almost three years of classes I am still struggling with basic things like the shadow side of a sphere-shaped object, so it’s nice that Jennifer came up with some exercises to … Continue reading
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Oranges on Flow Blue Plate
My painting class is on hiatus for the summer so I want to take the opportunity to do a bunch of simple setups and concentrate on working on some basic issues. Painting is SO hard. Even though I like this … Continue reading
Quiet Garden 