Still life 16 X 20

Hi, I painted this Thursday night and added a few more touches yesterday. It's painted on a 16 X 20 stretched canvas. I really enjoyed painting this one, it went together quick without any struggles. I like the looseness I have in the flowers. I have painted four 16 X 20 canvases so far, I have to choose two to enter into a juried show in August. Trying to give myself lots of options. See you soon.

Still life, oil 6 X 8

Hello, I painted this on a Raymar panel, 6 X 8. I found these items last week at a thrift store, I just love shopping for still life objects. So much fun to go in a antique or thrift store, the produce section at the grocery becomes interesting when you start painting still lifes also. I just keep adding to my collection, you can justify it because you NEED it, lol. Happy painting. Barb

Cottage, Oil 11 X 14

Hi, Here is a painting I started a few weeks ago, I did a few more things to it yesterday and I think I'm finished. See you soon. Barb

Miniatures, the last of ten

Hi there, I finished the ten miniatures I was working on. They measure 3" X 4" and will be framed in gold 2" frames. I really enjoyed doing them, you finish fairly quickly and don't use a lot of paint. I custom ordered the frames and they ran me about $9 ea. so I think I'll be asking $35 each for the little guys, how's that sound?

Three more miniatures

Here are three more miniatures, I'm doing ten in total. They measure 3 X 4, I think they're cuter in person than in the photos. I think most things tiny are cute, is there any such thing as a ugly baby animal? Just returned for the 121st annual Cincinnati womans art show a couple of hours ago, it's a juried show and a lot of very good artists I know didn't get in. I couldn't believe they turned some of them down and let in some of the art I saw there. Not surprising huh?

Study in fabric, oil 8 X 10

Hi, hope you're all having a good day. I did this a few days ago, it was all about the fabric. Trying to make nice folds. How'd I do?

Oil, 16 X 20 changed a bit

Hi, I took this painting to my lesson today to have my teacher critique it. She felt the red apples really drew your eye there, sooooooo I brought it home worked on it and poof they're oranges. I need to always remember to turn my paintings upside down to see where your eye goes. I also took the one I recently posted called pink blooms, she said the peaches pull your eye too much, light against dark. So I'll have to give that one some thought too. This painting stuff is hard, lol. I've been taking lessons from her around seven months and she feels I've really improved, sometimes I'm not so sure. I'm not quitting though, you all can't get rid of me that easy. See you soon!