Towards the Lake SOLD

From a friend's photograph.  I like the compositional form of having a dark and shadowed foreground leading to a lighter background.  It has an emotional feel to it - "things are dark here, but it looks brighter ahead." I worked on losing edges and adding softness.  I also wanted to suggest a twilight with late sun perhaps behind the far hill.  This painting will be on the Vashon Art Studio Tour THIS WEEKEND!  My paintings are at Stop # 23 in Dockton. 

Silver Bowl with Limes

Limes are tropical and summery even in the midst of power outages and wet fall storms.  These are painted from a still life I set up in my studio.  I used a piece of cardboard to cast a shadow over part of the bowl and put the background in deep shadow.  This painting has a very limited color palette mostly shades of green, blue green, and yellow green, with just touches of orange and brown for contrast. 

Sailboat at Lake Union

Painted from photographs I took at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle;  a small sailboat reflected in the smooth water of Lake Union.  I will be showing this one at Plum Lodge BnB, #9 on the Vashon Art Studio Tour during the first two weekends of December. 

Green Grapes, Glass Reflections on Lavender

When I paint grapes, I do a bit of trimming with a pair of scissors in the clusters of grapes so that I have "holes" to paint.  These empty spaces add interest and give the viewer a path into the middle of the action.  I put a piece of clear glass on top a piece of lavender paper for the tabletop.  And I used a cardboard shield with my lamp to throw a dark shadow across the back of the set up.
 On my ETSY store

Top Lit Limes in a Silver Bowl

Another exploration of dramatic lighting and deep shadows.  The limes are top lit, the tabletop is lavender and a small orange reflection from an unseen object adds contrast and drama.  I especially like the shape of the reflection of the cast shadow on the underside of the bowl.
On my Etsy Store

Persimmons on a Windowsill

Painted in my studio from this year's crop of Fuyu persimmons.  I like the minimal colors and the reflections in the silver pot (a thrift store find given to me by my daughter)  6" x 12" oil on panel.

This one will be in Bergamot Home on Vashon for December.  Located at 23927 Vashon Hwy SW, Vashon, WA 98070

Tangerines, Silver Bowl and Green Background

This was painted a while back (tangerine season has passed) but I did some changes to it just a few days ago.  I like the top light which throws small shadows directly down and which makes interesting reflected lights in the shadows. 

Bowl of Clementines SOLD

Another painting featuring the glass bowl.  I had lots of fun with wiping out lights and reflections in the oranges, bowl and table top.  The background was dark blue with bright teal dots.  I painted them in  but realized it was too dotty, so I took most of them out. 

Three Red Cherries, Black ,White, Gray

I found cherries in the store and managed to paint a few paintings before I ate all the cherries.    This is smooth gessoboard rather than Raymar panel; the brush strokes are more apparent and maybe a little looser.  It also makes it easy to wipe out an area because there is no texture to hold pigment.