Apple Dapple

Apples on a square metal plate with cool reflections -

Cut Apple

A couple of days ago I felt quite taken over by the flu virus... a difficult decision came up... go to bed and rest or paint... guess what I did?? Hope you like it. ....feeling better now....

10-minute-Challenge

This is the result of a timed painting exercise through DAILYPAINTWORKS.COM. Each panel was divided in 4 and the timer was set on 10 minutes for each small painting. The challenge was to work quickly and leaving out unnecessary details. I like the "Less is More" in this way of painting -

Left hand painting right hand

This one is for the weekly challenge for DPW. The task is to paint a hand gesture. I pushed it a little further and challenged myself as a right-handed person to paint my dominant hand with the left. I did not expect it being this difficult. I almost had to tie my right hand down because it kept on popping up to "help out" the clumsy left. I had to keep reminding myself: " Just relax and take a break..". So here it is...

Sweet Potatoes

I love the complimentary contrast of the orange on blue - 

Pepper Tomato Team

This is another study of red and green - however looking at the picture now I see that I could have added more reflected red into the shadow on the right of the tomato...another lesson learned for next time.

Radishes

These little radishes come already with a great complementary contrast of red and green  - they were fun to paint!

Onion Power

Just the other day I found this sprouting onion in my refrigerator. It made a great subject...

Don't have to cook tonight!

Here is my contribution for this week's Challenge of DailyPaintworks. The challenge was to paint a wrapped gift...I liked the idea of a gift to myself. As I mentioned a while ago - I would like to be a daily painter, however, too many other responsibilities at this time prevent me from committing. Maybe it is also a lack of self-discipline and organizational skills? Anyway...this Chinese food box answers the question: "What's for dinner, Mom?" ...somebody else is cooking for my family and I have time to paint...

Black Sapote

This is another South Florida fruit that some people grow in their back yards. The Black Sapote is aka Chocolate Pudding Fruit. The fruit is good to eat when it is overripe, brown, mushy and just about to rot away. Only then it looks but does not taste like choc. pudding. Could that be the reason it is rarely sold in stores? It ripens off the tree. The 2 fruits on the plate are not ready to eat yet, however, made a nice subject to paint.