Yellow Roses

9x7" Oil on Canvas Panel

Yellow roses signify friendship.  Yellow roses with red tips, sometimes called "Hearts Afire",  are said to signify new love.  These roses were my Valentine's Day gift to my best friend, my husband.

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Lamplight

16x20" Oil on Stretched Linen

Getting a lot of mileage out of that lacy skirt posing as a curtain.  The play of light on the layers of fabric is so delicious!  You artists understand that.

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Morning Sunlight

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12x16" Oil on Stretched Linen

The curtain on the right is a skirt with a pleated hemline.  With a lot of manipulation of my lighting, I was able to simulate sunlight through a "window", using aluminum foil to control the direction of the light.   This was a joy to paint!

Depression Bowl & Cherries

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5x7" Oil on Stretched Linen

Last night I arranged this setup with the bowl and cherries, then proceeded to paint.  I wiped the bowl off several times before going online to see if anyone had tips on painting depression glass.  What I found was that another artist had painted a green depression glass bowl with cherries, and had posted her lovely painting on  Leslie Saeta's blog for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  Honestly!  Depression glass and cherries!

I did not find any tips or demos, so I relied on principles of painting to guide me.  I almost left the cherries out to keep from appearing to be a copycat.  Glad I decided to keep them.