Duo

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

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This painting was done on day 5 of the Carol Marine workshop that I attended in Jacksonville. The focus was on reflections. Day 4 was a large set up and painting that we worked on all day. The entire workshop was great. Lots of learning and wonderful artists to study with. Painting everyday...I love it!

Antique???

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

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When do you get to call something antique? Day 3 was all about metal. I decided on these scissors at the last minute....my morning was about a brass bunny....not to be posted! After lunch I went with stainless steel. These scissors are always in my painting supplies. They make me smile. They are "Hello Kitty" scissors that were my daughters. I guess technically they still belong to her, but...Since they are about 25 years old, can I call them antique or just old?

Transparent

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

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Day 2 of the workshop was all about glass. Everyone got to set up their own composition and light source....I kept changing my glass object and again wiped off a few before I got started....I can't wait to try glass again...challenging and fun!

White on White

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

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Last week I attended a workshop with artist and teacher Carol Marine. Each day Carol painted a demo on the topic of the day....the first day was all about white! Sounds simple until you find out that white isn't white! So, after a few false starts, "wipers"...and some comments and corrections from Carol, here is my "Day 1".

Three of a Kind

6" x 3" oil on linen panel

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I found these little pears and they were so cute! They just about jumped into my shopping cart! I painted this one on a small piece of a linen panel. It is 1/2 the size of my small paintings....Kind of like the pears - half the size of a normal pear!

20 minutes?

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

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So, after painting this pear a few times, as a sample and as a demo, I decided to see what would happen if I tried to paint it again in 20 minutes....well, it actually took 30 minutes...but I was happy with the looser feel and the brighter, prettier colors. My original post was called Lucky Find....posted on September 14.

Susie Q

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

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Practicing flowers again. It's a process...........Enough said!

Buddies

6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

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I doesn't seem possible that it has been so long since my last post.....As promised, here are two of my favorite red pears! Aren't pears great? They have a definitely recognizable shape....I love that!