Radishes

"Radishes"
5" x7"
Oil on hardboard



















I bought radishes at the farmer's market to use in a large painting, but they weren't right for the composition, so I painted a quick study of them posing on a dinner napkin before the leafy tops wilted.  They're not my favorite veggie, but they were fun to paint. 

 I used very few brushstrokes in this painting. I wish I had counted them, but it was fewer than 100, I'm sure.  Not at ALL my normal style.

Carol

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Celadon Teapot

"Celadon Teapot"
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas
I set up a still life in my studio to try to paint in the style of Laura Robb, whose workshop I'll be taking in a little over a month. I've studied her paintings, bought the colors she uses and tried to familiarize myself with some of the concepts she will address.  Her style is so unlike mine, yet I'm drawn to it. And I don't want to feel like a total novice when I paint with her.  I'll be trying a few more arrangements similar to this one to ready myself for her class.

I used a lot of paint on this painting. Having come from a watercolor background, thick paint is not in my nature. I enjoyed making this happen, but also know it'll take a while for me to get used to squeezing this much onto my, new, larger palette.

Carol

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Turban Squash

"Turban Squash"
9" x 12"
Oil on canvas panel
I had never touched a turban squash, let alone painted one, yet I plan to eat this one now that I've done both.  Apparently designed by a committee of fashion engineers, this beauty is cinched in at the waist in an attempt at containing her ample girth. Tres chic? Not hardly, but I'll bet this fat lady can sing! 

The background is another of my previously-painted panels, made just for displaying a single subject such as this.

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Repose

"Repose"
12" x 24"
Oil on wrapped canvas
Her lacy knit top probably covered her adequately several months prior, but not at the time she sat for me.  This pose was not my favorite of the ones I painted, but it was practice at something for which I've had no training. 

I enjoyed working on the Rosa paintings. They made me explore a difficult subject and gave me even more respect for people who paint the figure with exquisite sensitivity. 

Your visits here are always appreciated.
Carol

Rosa

"Rosa"
16" x  20"
Oil on stretched canvas
Rosa liked color, so I posed her on a red blanket.  I draped the shawl we had used to swaddle her vessel so that her reason for being with me showed.  

This is not the painting Rosa chose for her portrait, but I enjoyed painting it, nonetheless.  It was my third attempt, EVER, at painting a person.


And on a sad note, my friend Chuck Simon passed away yesterday. Chuck was the recipient of the Superman logo I painted on April 5th.  He was indeed a super man.  He will be missed. 

Your visits are aways appreciated. 


Thank you for taking the time to look at my art.
Carol

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Begonias

"Begonias"
20" x 16"
Oil on wrapped canvas






















I wandered through the greenhouse with my camera, looking for flowers I didn't grow myself. I had shot succulents the last visit, so I was looking for color.  Begonias delighted my eyes as I turned the corner. 

I began this painting two years ago, but didn't finish it until this morning. She leaned against a wall in my studio waiting for me to decide if she was worth the effort. She was.

That you visit me regularly... well, it delights me.
Carol

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Shake Your Booty

"Shake Your Booty"
8" x 10"
Oil on canvas panel
I debated over lots of issues in this painting: even number of items, odd composition, spilled salt, or are they pepper shakers?  I only have one of each, so I have nothing to compare them to—hole-wise.  So salt it is.


I liked the red/green background behind my first sugar shaker, so here it is again, with a variation on the theme. I have one more sugar shaker to add to this collection, so I'll hop to it in a day or so.

Thanks for stopping by.
Carol

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Cabbage

"Cabbage"
9" x 9"
Oil on canvas
My vegetables have become art objects.  I seldom see them as food first anymore.  Certainly it isn't that' I'm sated and no longer eating!  Nor have I  taken a robustly-carnivorous turn.  My eyes are seeing differently again!  Could be that I've switched to contacts.  Old dogs—new tricks. 


This cabbage is on a flat piece of canvas—not stretched or mounted.  It was the beginning of a larger piece when it was accidentally punctured several inches below the cropped area.  I'm not sure how I'll handle the sale of it...

...but it will be for purchase on Dailypaintworks and I'll figure out the logistics of mounting it in the meantime.

Thank you for looking today.
Carol

Balboa Park Begonia

"Balboa Park Begonia"
20" x 16"
Oil on wrapped canvas






















I saw her from a distance in the Balboa Park Conservatory in San Diego. At first glance I was attracted to her translucent petals. But by the time I got close to her the light had changed, and the leaves became almost more stunning than her bloom.

Here we are again with my favorite palette of colors—red and green.  I seem to be attracted to this combination, and in this case, the black background served me well.  I had left it white, but it was less than stellar.

This and most of the paintings you see on my blog are shown on Daily Paintworks. They are also available for sale through their auction.

Thank you for visiting today.
Carol