Palm Nuts

 Palm nuts from South Florida - Greetings and Peace to y'all!

Red on Silver

The interesting reflection in the metal cup is what interested me the most. The colors bouncing off the table cloth was fun too.

Walking Among Giants

This painting is one of 5 oil paintings that I am showing in a group show at Art Gallery 21 in Wilton Manors, Florida. The show is still on for another week.

Blue on Red

Here a simple study playing with symmetry and balance.

Glass Spoon

What interested me the most in this painting was how the water breaks the shape of the spoon. This still life was set up on a small table.

Orange Blue Reflections

My favorite part in this painting is of course the reflection on the metal cup. 

Apple Chop

Apples are one of my favorite subjects to paint. To add interest, I played with the striped table cloth, the table's edge and viewing angle.

Tools of the Trade

Some of my painting paraphernalia standing in for today's still life -

Play of Colors

This oil painting is my entry for this year's "Island City Juried Art Exhibition". The exhibit runs from September 30th through October 28, 2017 at the Art Gallery 21 in Wilton Manors, Florida. You are more than welcome to visit on Fridays and Saturdays when the gallery is open for the public. I will also show 5 paintings there during the "Sunshine State Artists" group exhibit that runs from November 4th through December 2nd, 2017.

Persimmon Reflections

Hope this little kitchen scene is showing my joy of observing reflections.

Waving Ducks

These ceramic ducks are actually salt and pepper shakers. They are so kitschy cute that I could not resist to paint them. They are a hand-me-down from my husband's grandmother and therefore kinda special.

Enter Here

I am happily painting - here another South Florida Landscape with purple blue shadows on the sandy trail.

Morning at the Board Walk

I revisited this view that I painted some time ago. I am happier this time with the colors. I think that the glow of the early morning light is captured nicely. To give a point of reference I added a person in the back ground.

Blue Glass Bottle

It was love at first sight when I saw this blue glass bottle at a thrift store the other day. It was absolutely fun to observe and painting it. Now it is part of my arsenal of still life props and will have many more opportunities to be "on stage".

Dog Walk

The dog seemed so happy walking along the woman. What struck me was that he kept his owner's pace and did not once, that I could see, stop sniffing or pull the leash into another direction - that's a dream doggie for exercise walking.
I just love the figure in a landscape painting because it brings a closer connection to the viewer. I also like how I can manipulate the feeling of space by the size of the figure.
In case you are wondering, all my outdoor paintings are done on site, not from photographs.

Marsh Tranquility

This painting I finished about one year ago. Last November, I had it entered into the 4th Annual Island City Juried Art Exhibition at Art Gallery 21 in Wilton Manors, Florida. I received an Honorable Mention which was pretty awesome.

Marsh Lily Pads

This painting was done on location in the marsh of the nearby park. A magical place which is the perfect hang-out for fish, birds, water turtles and alligators. Here, my attention was drawn to the layers of colors. Hope you enjoy this image as much as it was for me to paint.

Sunflower Bunch

Here I played with the composition and decided on sunflowers being on top of the table and not in a vase.

Cutting Block

After traveling a lot this summer, I am getting back into a routine that allows time for painting. Diving fully into it by participating in the 5th Annual Island City Juried Art Exhibition. The Opening is on September 30th, 2016 at Art Gallery 21 in Wilton Manors, Florida. I entered the painting "Old Oaks" that you can see in a post from May 2014.
For now, the still life here is from a few months ago. I was inspired by the super cool herb cutting knife.

GETTING THERE IS ALL THE FUN!

Thank you everybody for showing your support by continuing to visit  my blog. 

As you can see I am still alive and painting! Unbelievable it has been a year that I did not post anything new. One of the reasons for the break was my focus on setting up an online shop. Still not anywhere near where I would like it to be, it is launched and will be tweaked as time goes on. The link to it is on the sidebar under "Paintings for Sale".

I posted the above painting today to remind myself that "It's the journey, not the destination" (Confucius) that matters -