"Green glow" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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This one looks almost abstract in the way the paint and colors play off one another.

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"Orchids tiptoeing" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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I hope all of you had a good Thanksgiving!  I ignored the studio for a couple of days and was surprised when the orchids were still there looking great.   It might be that the room is cool.  Each time I go to work on these I think I won't be able to do anything interesting but I fiddle with it long enough until something happens.  So this is my effort today.

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"Side by side" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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I was straightening up my stack of paintings and came across this one that I hadn't posted.   Since i had so many things to do today I thought I would post it as my daily and take a mini break.

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"Orchids to the left" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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These orchids just keep hanging on so I keep painting them.  This light green pot is my latest thrift store find, don't you love it!

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"Orchids diagonally" 6"x6" oil in Ampersand Gessobord

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When I started the painting the light was fine but soon it became overcast and I had a hard time seeing what color value I was using.  Had to hurry to make sure I got a photo in time.  Whew!

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"Floating Orchids" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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Those two orchids that look like they are floating on the edge of the bowl are actually hooked on with the stem of each.   Isn't it strange how each of them look so very different but actually have the same petals.   And you might say "What have you been smoking?"  I would reply "Nothing! I swear!"

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"Pepper head #2" 11"x14" oil on canvas board

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Today has been just one of those days.  The model did not show up, I called and she missed her ride so I had to go and pick her up.  By the time we got back and set up an hour had passed.   It all worked out fine and we worked later than usual.    

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"Two orchids, five buds" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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Looking at this right now the two buds out front look like a pair of ballet toe shoes.

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"Orchids to the right" 5"x7" oil on gessobord

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This series started by accident, I swear!  There I was painting movers and shakers then along comes these beautiful orchids.  What is a person to do?  I have to paint them before they disappear, don't I?

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"Green bowl, red orchid" 5"x7" oil on gessobord

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It is amazing to me how long orchids last.  I was asked to talk a little bit about my lighting.   I work in a room with two tall 8.5 foot north facing windows.   Most days that is great light for painting, seeing my colors and so forth but today was an exception.   Today was dark, overcast and dreary and most of the time I could not even see what color I was putting on the canvas.  I think that is why the shadow of the bowl is so dark on the one above (now that I look at it... why didn't I see it earlier?!)   I had to set up a spot light for my painting and palette but most days I don't have to do that.   Now with my set ups I have two main surfaces that I work from one is an old hospital table that raises and lowers so I can get different heights.  That is where I do most of the ones I look down on.   The other one is a tall lie flat storage cabinet that stands 46" high and that is the surface that I use for eye level, I usually sit on a tall stool for either set up.   Now the lighting,  I use a regular bulb in a telescoping stand and I usually have the light low so it cast nice long shadows.  On the tall table I have an old desk lamp from the 40"s that is a goose neck.   I think the bulbs are 60 W and one of them is a new florescent, you know the swirly kind.

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"Red orchids" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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After working on a larger work involving these orchids I thought I should use the orchids before they wilt. Doing this grayish, purplish background is not easy for me, I keep wanting to add more color.

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"Dots" 6"x6" oil on gessobord

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Many times when I set up a scene I am looking at the shadows as much and sometimes more than the objects themselves.

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"Shake rattle & roll" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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On this one the title came first.   I had to use it as a title!  I like the sunny lighting and atmosphere.  

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"The stare down" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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The salt shaker and the marble are having a stare down because the marble found the salt and the curry in a compromising position and the marble used to have a thing for the curry.

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"In the spotlight" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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I like this line up with the two of them in the spotlight.   I wanted to call it "caught in the headlights" you know, like a deer, but it was too long to put on ebay.  What to they know.

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"The Shakers" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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I love the way that the curry is reflected on the glass surfaces.   Also the glow of light coming through the bottom of the curry jar.  The lack of color in the background makes the yellow of the curry and the white of the salt stand out.

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"Two down" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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I was going to have all of them on their side but the curry stains and I did not want it to get on the sides of the jar because it would change the way the glass looked.

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"Red sequin dress" 9"x12" oil on canvas

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If you look at last weeks painting you will understand about the dress wearing the model.   With all the netting you can see why she might get lost.  All you women will understand and all you men will have to imagine how this dress can overtake ones person.

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"Laying down on the job" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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I like the absence of color except for the red rubber gasket.  These are challenging with the ellipses.   I like this one. 

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"Salt & curry" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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After many days and hours of fretting and pulling my hair out I finally decided what this next series is going to be.   Are you ready?   Jars and shakers.   I'm not sure how it will pan out but I'm going to give it a try while I let my hair grow back in.

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"Sake & miso" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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So when you go to a Japanese restaurent you might order hot sake and miso soup to start.   This is what you might see.   

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"Eel hand roll" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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Eel is delicious!   For all you who don't eat sushi, the eel is cooked and the outside of this roll is a wrapping made of seaweed which really does not have any flavor to speak of it just holds it all together.   Yum!

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"Carolyn in red" 11" x 14" oil on canvas

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The model had fun today wearing the red tulle dress with sequins.   Or maybe the dress wore her.  Either way it was quite festive.  Maybe next week I will put more of the dress in the picture.

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"Salmon Roe" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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This sushi came from a favorite little sushi restaruant here in Louisville KY called Osaka, on Frankfort Ave.   It's in an old neighborhood and the building used to be soda fountain place back in the 1950's.  

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"Rainbow roll" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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I love the rainbow roll because it has all my favorites on top of the roll.   Well it does not have the eel which is also a favorite.   One of my favorite parts was the reflections that the chop sticks make in the soy sauce.

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"Sushi Break!" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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As you can see I have started a new series.   I love sushi but it has gotten so expensive!   I guess because it is popular now.   I think I liked it better when it wasn't so popular.    If I can paint it fast enough I can eat it.

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"Sushi dreams" 6"x6" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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I love sushi. Sushi what I love to eat. Bite they little heads off and nibble on they tiny feet.

Actually this poem was written by a cat and was about mice.   I used creative liberties. 

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"Scout" 8"x8" oil on wood panel

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Scout is another Corgi.  You can just see in her eyes what a sweetheart she is.  I chose blue just because I thought it looked best with her and knowing her personality and come to find out that is the color they use when showing her.   Amazing!

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"Girl with turban" 8"x10" oil on Ampersand gessobord

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There was a vacant spot right in front of the model so I took it.  I worked larger than usual and the goal was to use only one brush, and miracle of miracles I DID!   I can't believe it.  AND I used a filbert!   I thought I would never  use a filbert!   I used a Robert Simmons, Signet #3 filbert, hog bristle.   I used to do larger heads but in the past 2-3 years I have been doing small heads maybe 2" and half the figure on a 6x8 or 8x10, but today I did a whole head on an 8x10!   Let me tell you... it was easier!   And I only had one brush to clean!  Woo Hoo!

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"Spencer" 8"x8" oil on wood panel

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Spencer is a very bright, smart Corgi with lots of outgoing personality so I decided to use red as a background.   

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