Original Oil Painting Tandem Roses

Tandem Roses

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12" x 12"

Painted on gessobord.

Here are a couple of the roses I received for my birthday. Thanks for the flowers guys!

The composition combines a variety of textures: glass, cloth, worn wood  and soft petals. All these items have some reflective color in them which helps create unity even thou they are so different in many other ways: shapes, size, color etc. If someone asked me what the focal point of the composition is, I would have to say the red/orange rose. If you stare at the painting your eyes should always find their way back to that part of the painting. The dark background and the strong light and dark contrast gives that rose the front seat of this tandem. 

Thanks for viewing my: Tandem Roses!

Original Oil Painting Just a Couple

Just a Couple

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10" x 10"

Painted on gessobord.

Strawberries were on sale at Festival Foods and I could not resist grabbing them to paint. So after a couple of hours I came up with this still life. It was a nice refresher course on how to paint strawberries. It is so easy to get carried away with all the details. To avoid this I paint them with all the details and then the next day soften the ones in the shadows and brighten the parts in the light. I posted a picture of the still life I was working from below.

Original Oil Painting Late Summer Golden Daisies

Late Summer Golden Daisies 

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12" x 12"

Painted on gessobord. 

These are some golden daisies that came up with my petunias this year. I did not intentionally plant them. They must of been tagging along with the petunia plants I bought. What a nice surprise and that is what painting should have. I am always looking for happy little surprises with the brush strokes. Finding hits of color here and there in my still life and playing with them. Thanks for viewing my painting and I hope you find surprises in your day, too!

Original Oil Painting Tea and Lemon

Tea and Lemon

10"x10"

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Original Oil Painting Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad

12"x12"

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