Fruit Still Life, Pears and Strawberries, Daily Painting, Small Oil Painting, 8x10" Still Life

In a blatant attempt to get away from flower paintings, today I am posting a still life of fruit,

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 I have been accused of having too many grayed down hues in my art, so recently, I an trying to focus on more vibrant color....no more pasty pastels!

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 I would like to report, that my tube of white paint is lasting longer, but it is too soon to tell.

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Regardless, I am pleasantly surprised with the color I achieved here, so hopefully I am on the right track.

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Still Life, Original Oil Strawberry Painting, 6x8"

Well, what can I say?  Throw a couple strawberries on a windowsill, the light streams in....it's a done deal.  Carol is going to paint it.

Mother Nature really is the best artist of all!
Hope you have a great week!

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STRAWBERRIES AND SHADOWS, 6X8, OIL SOLD

This is another of the paintings that I found stuffed in the back of my closet.  Yes, I painted it last summer when strawberries were plentiful and beautiful.

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BERRIES AND BANANA, 11X14, OIL, SOLD

This painting is a companion piece to  one that I did a month ago which featured blueberries, strawberries and kiwi slices. 

This is the original painting.  I had so much trouble getting two images in this post in the place I wanted it to be.  It was almost more time consuming than completing the paintings.  I love Blogger, but every time I think I know what I am doing, they seem to change something! 

I guess what they say about "old dogs" is true!

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BERRIES IN CREAMER, 5X7 OIL

This is an old painting that I found in my studio closet last week.  I painted this a few years ago and at the time I was very happy with the results.  Not so much now.  The nice things about old paintings is that you can see the road you are traveling.  This one will always have a little warm spot in my heart.  Tomorrow I will post the companion piece.

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BERRIES AND KIWI, 11X14, OIL SOLD

The fruit was really nice at the grocery and I bought several varities.  Naturally, it looked too good to eat, so first I painted.  I did have fun with this one, it was enjoyable using all the vivid colors.

Debbie Schiff of South Africa has awarded me the Sunshine Award.  I met Debbie on Facebook due to the same last name.  My husband's family originally  came to the US from South Africa and I thought we might have a family connection (still don't know).  Anyway, Debbie is a skilled watercolorist and I hope you will visit her blog here.  Debbie, keep those beautiful watercolor/ink sketches comming, and thank you so much for this award.

Another little connection.  I was checking out all the artists that Debbie sent this award to when I stumbled upon one that focused on Viera Wetlands birders.  Turns out , this artist is from Tennessee and has recently been visiting  the Wetlands to photograph the variety of birds that gather.  The Wetlands are about 5 miles from my home.  So, while sitting in my home, in just a few minutes, I find a connection to South Africa and then one down the street from me.  Do you remember that old movie "Around the World in 80 Days"?  Now it is more like, around the world in 80 seconds!

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BERRY TRIO, 6X8, OIL

More strawberries in strong natural light. It's all about the shadows!

I was fortunate enough to have the Sunshine Award given to me my Karen Hargett.  She is a lovely lady  who does beautiful work with a lot of Texas themes.  Stop by her blog here, I am sure you will enjoy it.

GRANNY SMITH AND STRAWBERRIES, OIL, 5X7

This one was fun. Set it on a mirror, in a light box, sit back and enjoy. It kind of makes up for all the ones you sweat over!

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BERRIES AND PEARS, 5X7,OIL, SOLD

A little still life that I painted a few weeks ago. It seems to me that all this abstract painting is having an effect on my impressionistic painting. This seems like a blend to me. It is interesting to see where this will go. I really enjoyed this one.

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BLUE BOTTLE

This was a set-up that my paint group, Pieces of eight, worked on a few weeks ago. I was painting another set-up and photographed this for another time. I like the colors on this one! As always, it is in my Etsy store, just in case you must have it.

STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM, SOLD

Who can resist painting strawberries with their luscious red color. I placed the berries in a favorite creamer and set it on top of a mirror inside my light box. I liked the painting and wanted to show it to you even though the photograph is less than perfect with the glare in the corner. This is a 5x7 oil on canvas panel.