Gold Topped Vinegar Bottle

This bottle keeps showing up in my still life paintings.  I like the shape and size and really enjoy the color in the cap and label. Plus it's shiny, and paired with a shiny fork and spoon the painting sparkles.

Shiny Bowl Reflections

More orange slices.  The bowl was in shadow, the oranges were in the light.  It was fun to try to paint the reflections without being too tight.  Really love those shiny metal bowls.

Four Orange Slices on White SOLD

Another painting of orange slices from a while back.  I hadn't posted it, so I thought it would fit in with my current orange-mania.  I like the white around the slices.  It's actually mostly blue-gray, but your mind tells you its white.  

One Radish on White

The radishes aren't up in the garden yet, I was getting spring fever and bought this one at the grocery store.  My intention was to keep the background very high key,  and to work on those loose edges

Green Apple Slices Pewter Bowl Tablecloth

Another pewter bowl painting.  The light is from the right.  It hits the pewter bowl, bounces back and hits the back side of the closest apple.  It was fun to capture that reflected light.  I also worked on softening edges - for example the lip on the far side of the cup. The strong color dominance creates unity and harmony, but is enlivened by the touch of red in the reflection.

Gold Rims SOLD

These were painted at a workshop taught by Carol Marine whose work I greatly admire.  I spent almost as much time setting up the still life as I spent painting it.  I liked the sparkle on the gold rims.