Showing posts with label still life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label still life. Show all posts

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Christmas Trimmings


11x14
Oil on Panel

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This is an updated version of an earlier piece in a series of holiday settings. Had a lot of fun capturing the translucence of the red hurricane vase. I decided at the last minute to add a little life in the form of the purple ribbon.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Summer's Bounty Remembered

7 x 5
Oil on Canvas Panel
 
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This cute little 7x5 painting will be a fond remembrance of all of the lush flowering plants that grace our home. Between the two of us, my husband, Dieter, is the avid gardener.  I lost any chance of that title when a few years ago I was pulling what I believed to be weeds... only to hear, "What did you do?! Those aren't weeds, they're flowers coming up!"  Oops...