Bowled Over

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It must have been a great raspberry season some where the fruit was spectacular recently.  They were getting gobbled up so fast almost forgot to stop and paint them.

Line Up

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Drawn to the peaches for the color, shapes and shadows, oh and they taste good.

Lately my paintings have been 16 x 20 and up in size,  Selecting this small composition was more difficult.

Some artist's work is always recognizable they may use the same pallet, subject or size, mixing things up is part of my artistic process and keeps me challenged .... or maybe it's A.D.D.?

Peach slices

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The peach was packed full of sweetness and amazing color.  It began with slicing the peaches for the painting now I always cut my fruit.  When the fruit is really juicy it's easier to eat.

Reds of summer

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It has been warm and sunny the month of June and raining during the week which is great for the weekend.   Everything is green and lush from mother nature no watering required from the hose.  Sounding pretty good... yet these conditions weren't the best for ripening strawberry's a little moist on the ground and rotting some fruit.  Still managed to pick some good berries. This year froze compote so that we can enjoy it on crepes whenever out sweet tooth needs a fix.

Apple blues

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Is it abstract or real?  Watercolor or oil ?

It is an oil painting with some colorful shadows and shapes.  It is a painting that grows on you at least it has me.  Fruit is a daily snack my bowl always has something in it, as the seasons change so does my fruit.  It use to be available locally grown in season now it comes from all over the world.  We have so many more choices.

Compliments

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Red and green, purple and yellow great compliments and smooth colors together.   Persimmons are great for a still life, wonder what they taste like?  Maybe next time I'll eat one.

Pink grapefruit

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Pink grapefruits are my favorite along with sausage links so when a challenge to paint citrus fruits came up it was just a matter of not eating it first.  On this day blackberries were a great addition.  Anyone play Free Cell Solitaire? It's a card game that I play while eating breakfast, then it's into the studio to paint.

Minneola

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This is an interesting composition at least that is how it ended up being after the painting began.  The blue vase behind the orange peel is an eye grabber however the orange pieces and clear glass have their own appeal they seem to work together very nicely.

The minneola is a tangelo, a hybrid of Duncan grapefruit and Dancy mandarin who would have thought?

Apple in pieces

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Had time to get a painting done today, yeah.  The workshop starts tonight so this might be it for the week.  Sent some of these fuji apples home with Kaylee for her mom to try, anxious to hear if she likes them.  Kaylee tried to get her to buy them without success.  We decided she just needs to eat one like lays potato chips and she won't be able to stop eating them and everyone will be happy.

Bowl of raspberries 2

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Yesterday this painting was done however getting it photographed before sunset is part of the process and next thing the sun had set.  This morning before leaving on my trip to Nashville got it photographed.  Now here in Nashville all settled in and hope you like it.

Red and green

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Asparagus in purple rubber bands.  Someone with an eye for color picked this color and it works.  Still haven't actually tried the persimmon need to quit being a scaredy cat and get on with it.

Spell check didn't like SCAREDY ...

All the snow no school it was me and the grand kids we had a blast.

Peach 1

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This isn't my first peach painting I made an executive decision to start numbering the subjects as they are painted instead of trying to come up with new names.  Not that remembering what number is next won't be difficult after all peaches are out of season now and who knows when the next peach painting will be created, will I remember that it should be number two?

Pear 2

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Same pear different angle.  This time my focus was about the overall composition.  Looked for some hard and soft edges used more solid brush strokes for the color field changes and kept them as thick as possible without being obsessed with just applying thick paint.  What a difference and it was more enjoyable for me to paint.

Pear 1

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The second of my 4 x 4 inch series.  These are so much faster to paint and this time my paint is thicker.  Two more boards to paint then will see what becomes of this little venture.  This heavier paint seems suited to focusing on color and shape very different from my usual scrutiny.  

Delectable

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 Have you ever added olives to your hamburger meat?  I was getting ready to make patty's when it occurred to me how good they looked coming out of the jar covered with olive oil so dinner took a little longer than planned.   The deli dill pickles  encroached on the scene a little but that was all right with me.

Cherry pear

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Good trip to the market great looking pears and cherries.

Round em up

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These make very interesting round wheels complete with spokes.

Round slice

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One morning as breakfast was being served, sausage and eggs it was decided that some fruit was needed there was only one orange and everything was ready so slicing it was fast and made sharing easier they caught my eye.

Serving berries

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This makes the fourth painting involving the berries maybe that is enough for now. I reserve the right to change my mind. We have not had much sunshine and red cheers me up.

Lemon with shots

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Lemons are handy they go with tequila and sometimes you need them for cooking.