Pear sliced

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oil 5x7

Boy I really love the pears what a challenge they are to paint. I thought I might have a little trouble getting the color of the inside of the pear but I'm fairly pleased with it. Now I'd like to do one a little large and more complex but it may be a while before I get around to that. Tomorrow I start my painting II class at Hinds. They did not have the class when I was there only Painting I. The challenge there will to paint larger formats. I have gotten used to the small and they are easy to do at the house.

The Pear

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Oil 5x7

I really like the lumps and bumps on the pear it is not as smooth as an apple and I really enjoyed doing this one.

Tomatoes with Pitcher

oil 8x10

I did this painting earlier on a smaller canvas with acrylics and really liked it so I thought i would try it on a larger format and with my new oils.

Orange with Vase and Bird

Oil 6x8

This is a very colorful one using some of my favorite colors.

Watermelon and salt shaker

oil 8x10

I did two paintings of a watermelon and salt shaker one to go for a silent auctions at my hubby's work. 100% of the proceeds go to a trust fund for children of highway workers that were killed while on the job. Please remember to slow down when going threw a work zone as this kind of accident does happen.
I really think I'm getting better on my watermelons compared to the first one I did which you will never see. hehe.

Update 10/30/09 I entered this one in the VAA show and won an honarable mention with this painting out of 24 entries. YEA!

The Geisha

Oil 11x14
I just watched the movie the Geisha and this was a set up in class so I thought I would give it a try.

Glass study

Oil 11x14
This is one of my larger ones that was done in class. It is of glass and again this is totally new subject matter for me.

Onions

Red and Yellow Onion oil 5x7

Onion Study oil 4x6

Boy I am really loving my oil paint can't believe I didn't do this sooner.
I love onions and painting them is so fun. I just love the color cad orange, will have to do more subjects using that color. Here are two onion studies.

Avocado study and sliced oil

Avocado Sliced oil 5x7

Avocado Study oil 4x6

I bought an Avocado for these two and I really had to work fast as it was already ripe and under the lights it seemed to dry up quick