Springtime is Studio Tour Time

Still life of limes in a silver bowl on a pink tabletop.  This one will be at the VIVA Spring Studio Tour
First two weekends of May, the 4th & 5th and the 11th & 12th, from 10am to 5pm.  I'll be at Dockton Pottery- all the way down in Dockton, Stop # 23 on the tour, 25913 99th Ave SW on Vashon Island.  You need this painting! 

Clementines on Pink SOLD

When it's gray and wintery outside, it's time for some cheery clementine oranges on a pink tabletop.  I like the limited palette.  I used a neon pink paper for the tabletop which created interesting colors for the shadows.  The cool pinks and purples are exciting against the warm oranges browns and reds.  I also like the smooth gessoboard surface, it allows me to create lots of texture which offsets my tendency to fussiness.   On my ETSY store

Coming up this weekend.  I'll be showing paintings of sailboats, paintings of ferries, Vashon scenes and still lifes. 

Blood Orange Slices

These blood oranges have a brownish red color.  Not as pink as a ruby red grapefruit.  The entire tabletop was white, but I dropped the value lower so that I would have enough contrast to paint the light struck areas.