Colander Glow II

This is my latest framed painting.  The image is 15" X 26".  Framed the painting measures 23" X 34".  The composition is part of an earlier painting, "Colander Glow I", currently in the permanent collection of the Pellissippi College Library.  I like working with reflective surfaces.  The glow that comes from the peppers being reflected in the metal colander was my motivation.

Radishes

This is the second time I have painted this arrangement of colorful radishes.  The first painting belongs to someone else.  These large multicolored vegetables remind me of Easter eggs.  This rendition is not exactly the same as the first painting.  That was not the intention.  I just wanted to enjoy the shapes and colors of these little vegetables one more time.

Dogwood Berries

I finished this painting a few months ago, but neglected to post it.  The painting measures 20 " X 28".  It is an ambitious size for the small berries.  I was intrigued by the indistinct quality of the background shapes in my source photo.  It was fun to try to portray that.  In September Dogwood Berries won an award for transparent watercolor at the Oak Ridge Art Center Exhibition.

White Lilies

This is a painting I just finished.  I chose to use red in the background to set off the white lilies.  Multiple layers of carmine washes created the intensity of the hue.  The result reminds me of some Mexican paintings I have seen.  It has the happy feeling of a fiesta!

Patterns of Light

One morning bright sunlight came through my window onto a corner shelf.  The items on the shelf were not carefully arranged.  They were simply a purple pot with Philodendron and three blue glasses left over from an earlier painting set up. The sunlight made intricate shapes of light falling across the pot and glasses.  With my camera I saved the light and shadow design to use as a painting.  I found this painting a challenge and may try to do it again sometime in the future.  It is an exercise that I may be able to do better the second time around.

Blue Glass

This is my latest painting.  I found glass an interesting subject.  The transparency, the reflective light, and the cast shadows were a challenge.  I want to do more.  I am on a mission to find oher pieces of colored glass and interesting glass shapes.