"Caught in the act" 7"x5" oil on Ray Mar panel

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Sprightly was caught in the act!     I couldn't resist the obvious.   I had to get some swiss cheese to tempt Sprightly so he would come out of hiding.

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"I smell coffee!" 6"x6", oil on gessoboard

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Sprightly was aimlessly walking around this morning when he came across this large green vessel.  "I smell coffee!" he thought as he took a sniff.   Just then "She" walked in and came straight over and reached.... Sprightly ducked as she grabbed the vessel and was secretly glad she didn't see him.   For you see he was afraid of the large giant that was always lurking about and moving things.    It irritated him that when he woke up he could never be sure if his favorite things would be in the same place!

This little bronze mouse is made by Steve Worthington.    To see more of his work please visit his website and blog. 

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"Looking thinner" 6"x6" oil on gessoboard

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Sprightly Mouse was nosing about when he happened to see his reflection in a silver cup.   He said out loud, to no one in particular, "Is that me?  I seem to be looking thinner!"

This little bronze mouse, Sprightly, was made by Steve Worthington.  You can see his blog for more paintings of his mice.

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"Iris beauty" 6"x6" oil

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This is the last iris from my garden.  After taking Sunday off I'll be back on Monday.

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"Iris cocktail" 5"x7" oil on Ray Mar panel

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I understand that you can eat tulips but you can't or rather shouldn't eat irises because they are poisonous.    

Here darling, want a cocktail?

I purchased some Ray Mar panels to see what they are like.  The weave of canvas is larger that I like and lately I have been grooving on the plain Ampersand Gessobord.  

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"Iris siblings" 5"x7" oil on canvas

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We've been having a cold spell and the iris have slowed their growth.   Today there were two of them on the same stem, they worked well in a vertical format.   This morning it rained so hard that it was dark outside and I had to turn on some lights to see what I was painting.    Now the storm has passed and the sun is out... well sort of.

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"Iris with a leaf" 6"x6" oil on gessoboard

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Saturday's painting did not go as planned, after working on it for 4 hours, I realized it was totally unacceptable so I wiped it all off and moved on to work on other paintings.  These little rusty/red irises are smaller and more fragile than my dark purple ones and I had a little trouble setting this one up.   After much struggle I finally have something to show.  

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"Iris, silver, glass" 6"x6" oil on gessoboard

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I choose colors based on the Munsell color wheel.   It is hard to find and expensive to boot so I painted one for myself.  The Iris is a dark redish purple so I chose a complementary color for the background, grey/green.  There is also a lost edge, do you see it?

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"Clink, Clink!" 6"x6" oil on gessoboard

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Break out the Champagne!   Today marks my One Year Anniversary for my Painting a Day!  Who would have thought that I could do this for a year.  I want to thank all of you who have been faithfully following me all this time.  I have around 90 subscribers and 46 followers (I must confess that I don't know what the difference is).  You are the ones that keep me going through the rough spots.   

A toast to you!!  Clink Clink!

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"Iris Ilean" 6"x6" oil on gessoboard

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Even though the irises look beautiful and I love painting them, I do miss walking to the bakery and getting something wonderful to eat every day.   I know I can still go but there is no necessity and I get some satisfaction that it is better for my budget and waistline.  Can you eat irises?

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"What did you say?" 6"x6" oil on gessoboard

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Iris had to lean over to hear what Marble was saying.   He was asking her if she liked being out of the garden.  She supposed it was alright but couldn't really concentrate on what he was saying because she was transfixed on the sparkle in his eye.

Painting these irises is sort of like abstract painting because there are so many contours catching the light that the object that your painting is not a thing but a  grouping of color values.  

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"Iris meets Marble" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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One minute I'm in the garden smiling in the sun and the next I'm shorter and in a small bottle on a table.   There is this little blue round thing staring at me!    Seems pleasant enough, although it doesn't say much.

As you can see I have started a new series.  My irises have sprung up in the garden and I must use this opportunity to paint them.   Even though I don't usually like painting flowers, these irises are interesting to me.   Maybe it is the way the petals are not uniform.  Love the way the light shows the curves of the flower and the interesting silhouette against the background.

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"Opera cakes" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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This sure is one wet and gloomy Derby day.   The weather man says it is 67° but my meter reads 63° and with the rain I sure am glad I'm not at the track.  Walked over to Cake Flour this morning with my hot pink umbrella and got these two luscious little cakes.   The one marked "opera" is dark chocolate with hazelnut creme and the other one is dark chocolate with raspberry creme.   Just think of me eating this cake at the Derby post time this Saturday afternoon.  (I'm going to exercise extra hard before so I can indulge.)

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"Jordan" 5"x7" pastel

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Today was the first time we have used Jordan in our Friday "Go Figure" group and I must say that he was great!   He held the pose very well, took short breaks and got back in to the pose while the rest of us were standing around talking and drinking coffee.  He made us work very hard today!   Love his hair and pigtails!

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"Tarts!" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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Can you believe it this is painting #300, soon it will be a year since I started this daily thing.

These little tarts at Cake Flour have been beckoning me for a few days.  The one with the chocolate crust is passion fruit, the red one is raspberry and the yellow one is lemon curd (hint, hint, citron).  They are one serving each and are just so cute all dressed up and ready for a party!   Also delicious!

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"Yum! Butter Creme!" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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It was cold and rainy when I walked over to Cake Flour this morning to get my painting subjects.    One of my favorites was there, a Spiced Sandwich Cookie, two fruit & nut cookies with ginger butter creme between.   The ginger flavor was exquisite!  The other was a Bourbon Carmel Cupcake, a chocolate cupcake with bourbon carmel butter creme icing!   This is the week preceding the Derby race and they have lots of wonderful and beautiful things to order for that derby celebration!  

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"Vegan Treats" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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Sunday morning Cake Flour had these wonderful looking vegan treats so I thought I'd try them.  One was a blueberry scone and the second was raspberry almond muffin baked in this fabulous paper wrapper that resembled origami.  Both were delicious and moist with lots of berries.  You know how best laid plans go....that was my Sunday.  The worst part was that I could not consume the treats until I finished my painting on Monday, today!   It was worth the wait.   Who says I don't have will power?

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"Cheesecake" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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Cake Flour makes these individual small cheesecakes that are beautiful to look at and delicious to eat.   Today's was a cheesecake that had cherries in the middle.   I used a glass plate that was my grandmother's because I liked the reflection the cake made.   Along with the layout composition I always think about the color scheme, turquoise, yellow and purple are complementary colors it you use the Munsell color wheel.

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"Sin-namon Roll" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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The model did not show up today for our "figure group" so I stopped by the bakery on my way home and purchased this cinnamon roll to paint. (that is my excuse anyway)  I must say that what Cake Flour does is very sinful, tempting us every day with delicious pastry.  I exercised especially long today.

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"Quiche Magnifique!" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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When I arrived at Cake Flour today they still had some quiche du jour left and today's it was cheddar/kalamata olive.  Very yummy!!  The hardest part is not painting it, but having to paint it before I can eat it!   I had it for lunch and every bite was absolutely delicious!  I love the fact that it is savory and creamy.

Often after taking the picture and cropping it on the computer I notice something that I need to touch up or a spot I missed.   It is amazing to me that these things are not as noticeable to me when looking at the painting.

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"Savory" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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As you can see I'm starting on a new subject today.  I decided to use a cup, plate and bakery item.   So I have to go to Cake Flour, the bakery down the street, every day (oh darn I'm just going to hate that!) and select an item to paint.   Then I will have to eat said item so they don't start stacking up and getting stale.   Every day the bakery has a sweet scone and a savory scone.  I usually go for the savory scone and today's was goat cheese and kalamata olive.  It was yummy!  I know I'm just going to have to suffer through this next set of 7 or so paintings.  I may even have to suffer through 10.  

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"Exhausted!" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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After eating the apple pie Bottle and Marble wandered until they were exhausted!   When they came upon some soft leaves they decided to rest for a while, they were so full from eating pie and tired from all the walking.   They gazed up at the stars and thought "All's right with the world"

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"Fork in the road" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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Bottle and Marble decided to go on a road trip.  They left the city taking the scenic road that headed for the country.  They had only gone about 32 miles when they came to a fork in the road.   Not knowing what to do, they stared at it a bit, then decided they were hungry so they went looking for some apple pie.

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"Who are you?" 6'x6' oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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Marble and Bottle had been through many experiences together and were quite comfortable with their relationship.  Out for a stroll one evening they encountered Stopper, and Marble, being the bold one, asked "Who are you?"   Stopper was amazed at the little rolly polly thing and replied "I have walked down this street every night for the past year and have never seen the two of you before!"   At this moment Bottle stepped up and said "Hi I'm bottle and this is my friend Marble."   And that is the short story of how the three met.

Today is exactly two weeks before the Kentucky Derby and the kick off event is tonight with Thunder over Louisville which is the biggest fireworks in the whole USA.   It is just about 9 blocks away and my street out front has been packed with cars since 2 this afternoon.   There was an air show all afternoon and my dog does not like the noise.   But the air is full of festivities and excitement.   I love "Thunder"!

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"Yellow Umbrella" 8"x6" oil on canvas panel

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Today my goal was to just paint brush strokes of color and keep it a color composition.   To paint the spokes of the umbrella I painted the structure post and supports then laid in spots of color around  them.  I find this more interesting than trying to be too realistic.   Brought in some of the blue sky color in on the yellow for some darker color shifts.

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"An awkward moment" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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It was an awkward moment this chance meeting.  They were rolling along and all of a sudden she loomed large in their path.   They said nothing as they stared at one another remembering their last meeting and how it all went wrong.

A few of you have asked how I get the round objects round.   Actually, and don't laugh, I start with a square, marking the top, bottom, left and right sides then I place 45° angles on all the corners thus making it  an octagon and then rounding it off with the background color.   Ovals, such as the top of the jar has, is done in the same manor except that it is a rectangle to start.

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"I can't breathe!" 6x6in oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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Don't you hate it when you get that marble stuck in your throat!  I decided to use two colors that were grayed out.   The reflections inside the bottle were on the green side of gray which I thought was interesting against the blueish color.   I love making patterns the distorted reflections inside the bottle with liquid.

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"Going for a walk" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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OK, I know it is a stretch but if you imaging the leaf pattern being the park or bushes or trees or at least outdoors...they could be going for a walk!

 I have decided to paint the same subject in different ways for 5 or more paintings.  The reason being that it will take me less time to set the still life up and make me explore different ways of seeing the objects.  I would like to be able to have some more time for my many commissions and other studio work and I think this will allow for that.  

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"New best friends!" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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Got this new bottle the other day and just had to paint it and just had to put a marble in it!  I swear I had no choice!  I know you all are thinking that I have been goofing off and not working but I really have been in the studio hard at work on some commissions.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it!  

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"Marbleous" 6"x6" oil on gessoboard

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Thanks to one of my followers for giving me this wonderful title!

The base of this magnifying glass is a magnet which makes the base heavy so the arms can swivel.  It looks like some sort of mechanical alien.   So it is "Clingy" the alien giving the marble the once over or is it the evil eye?

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