Liz with crossed arms 9"x12" oil

Her hands looked so nice I wanted to keep them in the composition.   Just doing the head was not enough.  My favorite thing is the hands.

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Coffee and polka dots 6"x6" oil

First came the polka dot paper then the white pot then it needed something dark like black coffee.   Now that I look at it there everything on it is circles!   Could have called it Painting in circles.

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Tea, one sugar 6"x6" oil

The Dali Lama was here in Louisville speaking and teaching for several days.  He is such a delightful and happy man full of insights and common sense.   I was only one in the 14,000 that came to hear him speak.   Louisville has taken on the challenge of "Compassion".    I have been practicing it as I drive.... did I hear some sniggering!   some laughter!   Well, you have to start somewhere and that is where I have the least amount of it, and I tell you it is working... most of the time.   I am a new woman... who has forgotten how to paint!   Here is my struggle for today.

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Caldwell portrait, 16" X 20" charcoal

This is the original charcoal drawing of the commission portrait.     I then had an old fashion black and white photo taken and hand tinted it in oils, Marshall oils especially made for photographs.   Below is the hand tinted version.   It was so nice to do a charcoal drawing.  Felt like old times.   Drawing is my first love.

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Tea with two cubes 6"x6" oil

Today I decided to make the cubes whiter than the white tablecloth.  I like the way they pop out.

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Black with sugar 6"x6" oil

Looking almost straight down on a subject is fun for me however it does pose problems in painting the set up.    In order to have this view the table with the objects needs to be right in front of me so I can then look down on the objects which means that the easel and the panel I am painting on is at arms length.    I have been trying to be more painterly in my approach but I could not decide where to mess up the brush strokes so I left it as is.   I did do a couple of small messy strokes.

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Red Corset 9"x12" oil

Actually this is her pirate outfit but you can't see the bottom half which consisted of a torn shredded skirt.   I liked the way the white shirt turned out.

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A shot of Maker's 6"x6" oil

My favorite parts of this painting are the disappearing edges. 

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Makers and rocks 6"x6" oil

A lot of people like Makers Mark.   I feel guilty if I don't have something to post so this commission is taking away some of the guilt.  

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Rowans Creek on ice 6"x6" oil

This is a commission.   Rowans Creek Small Batch Bourbon is 100 proof.   Click here for a review by the Drink Insider.

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Makers on ice 6"x6" oil

This is another commission.   And this is a typical thing to see around here at Derby which is this Saturday by the way.   Everyone is tightening up their plans.

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