Kiss

"Kiss" 8" x 8" Oil on hardboard

The center buds of a succulent plant are as kissable as lips.  I'm drawn to their chubby roundness. I also like that they flatten into their svelte adult leaves without an in-between stage.  


Here is my second low key painting on this textured hardboard.  Scanning her was the only solution to the issues with glare.  I had her in my courtyard, on the fence, against the house, on the porch and on a windowsill.  Not to mention all the usual indoor places.  Kissable as she is, this gal did not want to be photographed!

Thank you for looking in on me today.
Carol

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Watery Lily

"Watery Lily" 12" x 24" Acrylic on wrapped canvas

The small, corporate pond was unremarkable by day, but by night she donned a sophisticated alure in the reflected light of nearby shoppe lights. 

I'm unaccustomed to painting in this realm... dark, really dark values.  This low key painting is one of the few you'll ever see from this artist.  I'm just not comfortable here.  In fact, it kind of makes my heart palpitate, like I'm suffocating to paint this dark.  But it was an experience! 

Watery Lily funnels right into DPW.  If you're interested in purchasing it, or looking at the rest of my paintings in my gallery, click here. 

Thanks!

Carol

Succulence

"Succulence" 10" x 20" Acrylic on canvas panel

Her powdery leaves splayed like a saucer in moonlight. Tender shoots peeked from beneath the leaves a few layers out from her central core. They looked like the tiny faces of newborn lizards.

This is one of the darkest paintings I've ever done. Low key is the term.  Most of the paint is in the 1-5 range on a scale of one to ten. I'm normally a high key painter... subject matter-wise.  Backgrounds excluded.

This painting is listed with, and for sale through a DailyPaintworks Auction.   

Thank you for visiting today,
Carol