Finished Another Old One

"Country Nosegay"
12" x 12"
watercolor on aquabord

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I decided to finally finish up this painting that I started a while ago.  I have ordered this frame and thus am offering this painting framed as above.  Hopefully it will find its forever home and brighten someone's day.  

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E-Z

"E-Z"
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

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I'm pleased with how this finally turned out.  I'll be finishing it with a gloss UV protective finish.  It will not need to be framed under glass nor with a mat.  Thank you for taking a look.

(what this painting could look like framed)

E-Z Does It . . .

"E-Z" - wip3
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

"E-Z" - wip2

"E-Z" - wip1

Nothing much to say -- just thought I'd share my progress on this one.  :)

You Gotta Know When To Fold `Em

"E-Z" - wip
8" x 8"
watercolor on aquabord

Aaaaahh . . . Kenny Rogers must've been singing in my ear the past few days. I went back to this composition . . . well, my old painting of this . . . the one I had begun a while ago. I worked on it a couple hours and decided it was time to call it quits. I had made too many missteps along the way and it was beyond repair.  But boy did I learn stuff. So I decided to give the same composition "a go" on aquabord . . . and already I'm happier. I think I'm finally getting better at rendering those crazy letters on the jar.  I love how forgiving aquabord is.  :)

Have a great day.

Birdseye Blueberries

"Birdseye Blueberries"
8" x 10"
watercolor on paper

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I decided to call this study done.  I'm doing a series of these studies for larger paintings.  I think they may look cool in white mats with natural wood frames . . . kind of a more contemporary look.  So I've attached a couple images below to show you what I mean.

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Orange Wedgie

"Orange Wedge with Blueberries"
8" x 10"
watercolor on paper

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Finally finished my new painting.  :)  I'm hoping it will be a study for a larger painting. That's my plan anyway.  Incidentally -- I've recently been having trouble uploading my images to blogger, in that their colors change when they upload.  Grrr. My friend and fellow blogger, Arena Shawn, tipped me off, that I had the "auto enhance" button clicked on. It was something that Google automatically added to their features at some point.  Arena sent along a site that explains how to turn it off. So fellow bloggers, if this has been happening to you, click here to read how to fix it. The only hitch is that I had to become a Google+ member to fix it -- I don't know if there's another way. And I don't even know what Google+ is -- so this ought to be interesting. I may find myself deactivating that in a few days - good grief, Charlie Brown. In the meantime though, my images are uploading more accurately now.  "Me happy now!"  And thank you, Arena. :)

Anyway - - below is an idea of what this painting could look like framed. Noticed I cropped some white from the top -- a collector could frame it however he/she may prefer. I'm so dang accommodating!  :)

Have a nice day.

(what this painting could look like framed)

Oh Boy

step 5

Oh boy.  I thought I would have had this painting done last week, but I got all distracted and started working on some home-improvement projects this week, including organizing and spring-cleaning my studio.  I did however, manage a little more work on this painting. It's almost done.  I only have a few things to fix.  Hopefully it doesn't look too crazy on your monitor -- I can't seem to get the colors to accurately reflect what they're like in real life.  Too many slight variations. In any event -- have a great weekend!  

step 4

Packaged Paintings

These two little paintings were recently shipped off to their new homes.  Many thanks to their buyers.  

Back To Blueberries

Getting close.  :)

Also . . .

8"x 10"

I've had some appointments these last two days and am teaching tonight and a good part of tomorrow so I've had limited time in the studio this week.  I started this little one at the same time I started the blueberries and am hoping to finish both of them up by Friday.  We'll see.  I hope you enjoy these progress shots.  Thanks for coming by!

Birdseye Blueberries - continued

"Birdseye Blueberries" - wip
8" x 10"

Here's a little more progress.  The photo isn't so great, as you can see there's a cast shadow on it.  I have the first step below for comparison.  Details take a little while but I'm plugging along.  Thanks for taking a peek.

Birdseye Blueberries

I'm doing a small study (8" x 10") for a much larger painting on a whole sheet.  This is kind of a poor photograph because although it doesn't look like it here, I am leaving the white of the paper.  It's a little more contemporary. I just love painting blueberries!  

I also have to get back to finishing my large whole sheet grape painting.  I'm hoping to get a few of these types of large fruit paintings done, so I am starting with the smaller studies to get me back into the groove.  I have a small grape one in mind that I will be starting, so that I can get back to the larger one and finish it.  

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