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Still Life Painting
Saturday, July 17, 2010 - 2 to 4:30 p.m.
Cheap Joe's Art Stuff
4420 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, NC
I will paint a still life in one sitting and answer questions from the audience.
No RSVP is need to attend. Just show up. Hope to see you there.
Here is the latest painting in the 125 series.
Strawberry Cheesecake
6" x 8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Here is the painting I started last week, now finished and dry. This is the latest in the 125 series.
Chocolate French Cruller
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
My son, Jacob, was born January 30th, and I love being a father! Life with a newborn is very unpredictable, though at 5 weeks, it's becoming easier to find the time to paint. I started a painting of a chocolate donut today, and I have some more ideas in the works for new 125 series paintings.
Here is a painting I did as a demo for a workshop. It's a quick study of the ocean.
Wave Study
5 7/8" x 7 5/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Here is a painting from the 125 series that is already taken. If you have a specific idea that you would like to commission, whether a small painting as part of the 125 series, or any size painting, just let me know. I can work from an idea you have or photos provided.
Bottle Caps
4" x 6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
This is the next painting in the 125 series. With the holidays over, I am planning to be more consistent with working on these paintings. However, with my son due any day now, I will have to do some adjusting to a new life with baby. Wish me luck!
Green Tomato
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Today's painting in the 125 series.
Cucumber Slices
4" x 4 7/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I'm having to post these paintings so late at night because they are taking longer to dry. Once I get caught up with things, I hope to get them posted earlier in the day. Here's the next painting in the 125 series.
Red, Green, and Black Grapes
5" x 7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I am happy to be back after finishing a landscape commission in late July. I also just got back in town from telling family and friends that I am going to be a dad! Very excited for that. Today a photographer came by to take some photos of me at work in my studio for an upcoming article in University City Magazine. I'll send a link to that when it comes out. I am actually not certain what the article is about, so we will see. This is the next painting in the 125 series.
Garden Tomato
4 7/8" x 5 7/8"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
This is another tomato variety in my vegetable garden—a heatwave planted from seed. I love the unusual shape.
This is the next painting in the 125 series. I am currently working on a commission due at the end of this month, so that is my top priority for the next few weeks. I'll continue to create new paintings in this series as time permits. I had hoped to be able to juggle teaching, the commission, and this series, but it wasn't reasonable. I look forward to getting back to this series regularly after the commission.
Red and Black Plums
5x7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I started this painting last week, intending to send it out Saturday, but had a hard time getting the plums to look right. The first approach wasn't working, so I had to take a different approach, one that I should have started with from the beginning. My first approach was to paint the colors as I saw them on the surface. The approach that I needed, which ended up working, was to look past the surface light (reflections) to the base color of the plums, and then working wet on wet, to build up the colors, ending with the reflections.
I finished this painting yesterday, but cadmium red takes a long time to dry, and it wasn't ready to scan until today. I will be sending out another painting tomorrow. These two juliet tomatoes are from my vegetable garden. I hadn't heard of juliets before this year, and I highly recommend them. They are about the size of a large grape or small roma tomato, and the plant is a high producer.
Juliet Tomatoes
4x6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
Due to my schedule this week, the paintings for this week will probably go out at night. Here is the new painting in the 125/125 series.
Shell
4.25" x 6"
Oil on Cardboard
SOLD
This is the first cucumber grown in my garden. I accidentally stepped on it when transplanting, and it took on a deformed shape, and then stopped growing. I like to find fruits and vegetables that have unique characteristics. They are much more interesting to me than what is considered a 'normal' look. I have started to play with color in my paintings. The background in this painting started out green. I then changed it to red to play with its complement, before changing it back to green.
Cucumber Accident
4x6"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I must say I had a very difficult time editing the scan of this painting. The light reflecting off of the medium used created glare spots, and for some reason, the color just isn't conveying. The actual painting turned out quite nice, and its background and foreground colors are softer and more even than what the photo is depicting. Photo documentation is probably the most frustrating part of this process.
Cherries with Peach
5x7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
I am always looking for variety in my paintings, and frequently use what's on hand. This is a combination I haven't painted before and was able to make use of these fruits before they went bad.
While you are waiting...here's one currently available:
Watermelon Slice
5x7"
Oil on Masonite
SOLD
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