"Sunflowers" 12" x 12". oil

Sunflowers just make you smile!   It is partly because of the sunny color, part because of the large dark center with the whimsical petals radiating out and because they have a mind of their own when it comes to arranging them in a vase!!    Maybe I should put a smiley face in the middle of that big one...

This is painted on a larger canvas, 12" square, (the size of 4 - 6" square paintings)

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"Pals" 14in x 11in Oil

These two Pals wanted me to paint a portrait of them and I said "I could with one condition, they had to sit still and not giggle!"  And to my surprise they were perfectly behaved!  This is larger than I usually paint but they wanted to be on a larger canvas, a 14 x 11.   They look so quiet and innocent but are actually very demanding! 

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Napping on the sofa 11"x14" oil

I painted this a few weeks ago and was not happy with the color combinations surrounding the figure.   The composition was pleasing to me and I wanted to keep it so I unified the colors by first putting on a glaze using Winsor Newton burnt sienna and ultramarine blue making a dark brown.  Then I made the sofa and pillow the same color.    Now I think it works and saved a painting that I might have wiped off or discarded.

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History reading 9"x12" oil on canvas

When working with a busy, colorful subject I like to create color harmony by using the color palette all over, meaning that what colors are in the subject I also put in the background and when a different color is in the background I like to put it in other areas and also on the subject in some way.

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Falling asleep while knitting 16"x20" oil

I swear I have done this exact thing...  fallen asleep while knitting!   I believe it is the repetitive motion and the fact that I knit sometimes right before bedtime.  

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Large hat 9"x12" oil

This was my third attempt at painting this pose.   Within the first 30 minutes I started over three times.  The model had dreadlocks so the hat does not fit exactly right but she looked great, I love the way the hat grazes the top of her head.  My favorite parts that I savored until the last were her hands.  I love to paint or draw hands.   The focus was on her head and neck so the simple or lack of detail and darkness on the lower arms are intentional.   

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