"Stacked"

"Stacked"

oil on canvas, 45" x 15"

Favorite 15% in Boldbrush Painting Competition

October 2010

SOLD

I am getting down to the wire on what I can paint and have dry for my May show. This was fun at first and then proceeded to wear me down towards cookie number eleven. I think I 'm done but might tweak a few spots for hightlights etc in a day or so. I have 2 empty canvases left and that's it. Then I can work on all the finishing details of everything. I'm trying to give myself space to not have to get crazy right up until hanging day.

"Chocolate Swirl"

"Chocolate Swirl"

oil on canvas, 18"x 18"

I had another canvas the same size as the last one so I painted a companion strawberry with the swirl. Mmm, chocolate. Thankfully I have kids to eat some of these things or I might be gaining quite a bit of weight...

"Chocolate Dipped"

"Chocolate Dipped"

oil on canvas, 18"x 18"

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I had to paint something smaller today, something I could finish in a day. Lucky I had a yummy inspiration for this one. Mmm. It was good too.

"One With Everything"

"One With Everything"

oil on canvas, 54" x 54"

Ok, this hotdog almost killed me.

But here it is nonetheless. I could work on this forever, altering shading and highlights but for the moment, I'm done. I may add more texture to the napkin but it will have wait and see.Here is another shot to put it in perspective...

"Brave Cone"

"Brave Cone"

homage to Brandon Bird

oil on board, 11" x 14"

Hat Rack

acrylic on wood

Ahhh. I've been working soooo hard lately with much to show eventually. It is auction season here and I have many projects in the works and I'm still working on my May show. This hat rack was a commission from a friend of mine and is finally finished. There are tons of details in this but only show close up.

The oil above called "Brave Cone" in an homage to Brandon Bird's work called "Brave Cone Dog". He is the brother of a friend of mine and she turned me on to his cool work!! Check it out here. I was influenced by his piece and wanted to paint something like it in my current theme- food. It lent itself well...

I am in the final stages of a giant painting (54" x 54")and some mosaic work I will post soon.

"Bacon Stands Alone"

"Bacon Stands Alone"

oil on canvas, 15" x 60" WIP?

Who could paint food without painting giant slices of bacon? Not me, that's for sure... This one is very impressionistic up close and I might still be working on it. I keep touching up but the paint is super thick on top so days go by while I let bits of it dry. So many reflections on bacon when you look close. This one needs some serious distance. I know small paintings are so in right now, but I just can't help myself. I'm aching for a 5' x 6' canvas... Just think of the possibilities.

"The Five Little Bears"

"The Five Little Bears"

oil on board, 12" x 16"

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I still had a few gummi bears left so I thought I'd try a smaller version of just a few. I only had board left today to paint on and I have to say that now that I have been painting on canvas for months, I like it much better. And big is better for me too. This was much less fun to work on in some way although I like the outcome. I think that I have found myself in the larger format and taking a step back to paint small definitely made me realize how much I like my new direction. So get ready for some more large works...