Two Pears on Stripes

I had a first as an artist yesterday.  I sold my little pear painting from yesterday the same day I posted it.  I always thought that would be a fun thing to have happen, and it was!  Little victories, right?  I was riding that high, and thought I would have another go at these little pears.  

oil on panel
6 x 6
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Pear on Stripes

Sometimes pears are tricky to paint because they are essentially two shapes put together.  This one took me a few tries, but I think I was able to capture the bulbous bottom.  I have a hard time painting when it's cold and snowy outside.  I'm hoping spring will come soon!

oil on panel
6 x 6
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Poppies

I painted these poppies a while ago while at an art fair.  The fair was a bust, but it was the first time I had ever painted with people watching me.  What a learning experience!  I never had a large group watching, maybe three or four people at most at a time.  They would stay and watch for several minutes.  I mostly had my back turned (I'm sure that's a big no-no, but I wanted people to see the painting, not me), but I could hear people talking.  I heard things like "look what she's doing there," and "how is she going to do that part" and "I wonder why she keeps skipping around to different parts."  If nothing else, it was nice to let people into the world of art, even for a minute.  Most importantly, I didn't get the luxury of taking my time and second guessing myself.  I had to keep painting and just let it happen!

oil on deep canvas
16 x 20
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Fall Leaves

I painted this back in September for the "Paint the Fall" challenge on Daily Paintworks.  Between a very busy schedule and an unexpected painting hiatus, I forgot to post it.  Better late than never, right? I will have a new painting to post tomorrow as well, I'm on a roll!

oil on panel
6 x 6
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Three Jalapenos

After so many larger paintings, I wanted to mix it up and do a 6 x 6 again.  I found these little jalapenos at the farmer's market.  The lady who was selling them was very nice, but couldn't figure out why I kept sorting through her pile and picking out certain ones.  I told her I was going to paint them, and she became even more concerned, asking exactly what I planned to paint ON them.  I tried to explain that I was going to paint a picture of them, but them I'm pretty sure she just wrote me off as crazy because she just nodded her head and said "oh okay" a lot.  I really like the way this one turned out though!

oil on panel
6 x 6
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Lily Pads

Lately I've been spending more time working on our house than I have painting.  Part of this comes from a complete lack of finding a subject I want to paint, and the other part is the joy I get from finishing something around the house.  I need to remember the joy I get from finishing a painting too!  This picture was taken at a botanical garden from my trip to California, and I've been playing around with it in my head for a while.  I finally decided to just give it a go.  

oil on deep canvas
24 x 30
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Lemons, Limes and a Blue Pitcher

Yet another painting that I brought home from Eden to photograph. :)  I've been too busy unpacking and trying to get life back to normal to paint.  I'm hoping soon I will get back into my routine.  Even though this painting is from several months ago, I love that I was able to hint at shapes and figures without overworking them.  That's something I've been working hard to accomplish lately.

oil on deep canvas
10 x 10
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