Patti in yellow 6"x6" oil

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Another Friday, another figurative painting... in a yellow dress.

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Red Currents 6"x6" oil on panel

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I could not resist putting these two things together.   The currents are so luminous and I am wild about stripes.

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Blending in... or not 6"x6" oil on panel

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Have you ever noticed how some people blend in and others.... well.... don't.    Sometimes it is ok not to blend in.   I think the cherry looks fabulous!  thought I would take this opportunity to have a lost edge.   Can you find it?

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Oh No, The Fuzz! 6"x6" oil on panel

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When the Red Bug got past the road block he started to speed to make up some time and soon he heard a siren and yes you guessed it, it was the Fuzz!

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Road Block 6"x6" oil on panel

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Well, I seem to be stuck in a rut!  I keep coming up with toy car ideas, but they are fun and it keeps me busy and off the street.

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Joy ride 6"x6" oil on panel

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I don't think her feet can reach the petals but she is going for a joy ride anyway.  See her stem waiving in the breeze!

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Golden Chiffon 11"x14" oil

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My favorite part is the way the yellow has warm and cool shadows.

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With a cherry on top! 6"x6" oil on panel

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Everything is better with a cherry on top!   Right?   I guess all that is missing is the whipped cream but I thought it would melt.   Then I would have to wash the car.

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I'm surrounded! 6"x6" oil on panel

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Can't you hear them all twittering and squealing around the hem of my skirt.    I'm surrounded!

I could not resist putting these red things together.  The size difference is fun.

Today I attended a fabulous demonstration by Debbie Shannon on marbleizing paper at the Kentucky Art and Craft.   It was like magic!  Of course I forgot my camera but I photographed some of her paper I bought.  See the pictures below.  It is so amazing to see how she creates this beautiful paper.  She has only been working on it for 10 years!  Doesn't it look like fabric!  

The last picture was a double marbling. 

Fascinating!

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Butter Milk 6"x6" oil on panel

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This cute little red pitcher walked into my studio the other day and I had to paint it.   All I had in the coolerater was some buttermilk and I thought the stick of butter was a good companion.

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Get the picture? 6"x6" oil on panel

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The title of this painting is a line in the song "Gonna wash that man right out of my hair" from South Pacific.   As a child I would say words over and over (not in front of others) until the word was reduced to just a sound, a resonate sound and then the word made no sense.   The word picture is a real good word to do that with.   After a while it will have no meaning.   Ok, you probably did not need to know this.  File it under useless information.

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In my sight 6"x6" oil on panel

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I wanted to do a close up of the camera making it more dramatic.   With the cool grays in the camera the yellow background seemed a perfect fit.

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Polaroid Land Camera 6"x8" oil on canvas

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Thought I would get out my old camera from 1966.   This was my favorite camera for black and white reference shots.  It is so easy to use as compared with digital camera.  It has three steps.

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I said single file! 5"x7" oil on panel

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I ate all my plums so I have moved on to raspberries.  I feel rusty after not painting for two days!   I think I have forgotten how.

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Jessie 9"x12" oil on canvas

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Here was our beautiful model for today.  I chose to do a head study.

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Unmatched triplets 5"x7" oil on panel

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Couldn't get my plums to look right today so I looked around and found these other objects to put in.

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Odd man out 6"x6" oil on panel

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It is fascinating to me that people like to see fruit in paintings.  Now I would prefer almost anything else.   This is what makes the world go around .... well that and other important things.

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Plump plums 6"x6" oil on panel

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Have to paint these plums while I have them.  I like the reflections they get from the surfaces around them.

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Two pair 6"x6" oil on panel

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These last two paintings of scissors I wanted to paint with a minimal amount of color.   Sort of like a warm 4-color black and white print.     The look of black, white, grey with a slight amount of color hinted at.    In this one the shadows have a slight bit of cerulean blue and the background a bit of ochre. 

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Sarah in shadow 12"x16" oil on canvas

Actually I painted this last Saturday but forgot to post.   The challenge here was to see everything but not paint everything that I see.  I think it was successful.

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Waiting too 9"x12" oil

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This is the same set up as last friday but I painted from a different spot giving me a different view.   Last week I thought I had the best spot but now I think this view was even better.

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