Pomegranate And Beets

Occasionally, Michelle, the artist and my friend takes time out to drive the 150 miles or so to visit and paint. We set up this still life in my studio. 

12" x 12"  Oil on cradled wood  $550

Magenta Cyclamen

My birthday present needed to be carved in paint! So I obliged it. Several artists demonstrated at the local Y,I chose to paint my birthday present.

12" x 12"  oil on cradled wood   $550

Heather & Tea

This is another fantastic still life with Anita's stuff! Really fun to paint with other artists.

12" x 12"     Oil on cradled wood     $550

Plant With Still Life

This our paint group has been meeting inside. Anita, the host artist, sets out a still life or we bring objects to arrange. My main enjoyment is to paint from life (as verses a photo or memory), so a still life is fine. 

12" x 16"    Oil on linen    $450

Arrowhead Orchard

I have noticed the lovely hills along State route 172 when I drive west toward Canton, Ohio. I keep thinking it would be wonderful to paint in that area. Well, few weeks ago, it worked out that my artist friend, Kathleen Gray Farthing, wanted to meet to paint a snowy landscape. We arranged to meet at Arrowhead Orchards. The temp that day was 13 degrees fahrenheit; however, that didn't stop us, we dressed warm and had a lovely time.

I posted the painting on Facebook and Plein Air Magazine writer Bob Bahr picked up on our story, especially Kathy's thick fur coat that had been her mother's. If you click on the link below you can read the wonderful write-up!

http://www.outdoorpainter.com/theres-nothing-like-an-old-coat-says-farthing/

12" x 24"    oil on  cradled wood     $650

Fresh Lemonade

As winter has come in Ohio my artist friends are not wanting to paint outside. Anita, one of the artist, has offered her home as an alternative to gather inside to paint. Last week I took these lemons and a hobnail pitcher for a still life. Her dinning room table was a lovely lemon color! Thanks Anita1

12" x 12"     Oil on cradled Birchwood     $450

Italian Still Life

This is the second year, as an art instructor, I was invited to demo at the Hoyt in New Castle during their open house. The windowsills in that lovely mansion turned art museum are perfect for painting still lives. 

11" x 14"  Oil on cradled birch wood    SOLD