#311 Lemon and Jar

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I know it has been a long time since I've written a blog post.  I actually painted this in March, but I'm just now posting it!  I painted it high key.  I like how clean and bright it looks.  

I haven't been posting much lately because I'm going back to work full time.  Even though I'm not full time yet, it has been taking a lot of energy to make that transition.  I hope to still paint while working more, though I know I won't be able to paint as frequently for the time being. 

8x8 inch oil on canvas. Email me at suitabledesigns425@gmail.com

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#305 Yellow Flowers and Lemons

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I painted this piece in February.  I was in a yellow groove and experimenting with high key.  The flowers were from a bouquet from my husband on Valentines Day.  

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#304 Dishes and Lemons

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It's been so long since I posted.  I've had a lot going on.  Plus the weather has been so gray and rainy, which is not motivating at all!  This was painted a few weeks ago.  I liked trying to capture the warm light.  

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#297 Pink Lemonade

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This painting was my third attempt at painting these lemons.  I already posted the first one "Lemons for Tea" and the second one didn't turn out.  Still not sure what went wrong with that one.  Oh well!  I picked up this bowl at Target last fall and I'm finally getting around to painting it.  I think the spot on the lemon that is bright pink is pretty cool and was fun to paint.  Lemons are tricky to paint, but I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out.  

I included some detail shots below.  I also included a quick experiment I did on gessobord.

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#295 Lemons for Tea

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I had to rework the lemons a couple of times before I liked them.  I borrowed this tea pot from a friend and I think this is the third time I've used it in a painting.  I'm always intimidated by ceramic items, but I think I'm starting to get a better hang of painting reflections in it.  I've found doing a value study first really helps me keep the reflections more accurate and I try to just use loose brush strokes.  Painted this for the DPW Challenge to use an even number of items in a composition.  Hence the 4 lemons.  

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#243 Afternoon Lemons

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I painted these lemons on a little table in front of a window in my studio.  I don't think I've ever painted anything in this kind of light.  It gave the lemons a really different look than when they are in my shadowbox.  I want to experiment with it a lot more.

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#240 Lemons and Bottle on Blue

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I set up this still life last night after my daughter went to bed.  My intention was to paint something simple...like a lemon...because it was late and I was tired.  But once I started working on the composition I ended up with this!  It was fun.  I love lemons.  They are so pretty and challenging.  It's hard to get the subtle variations in color and value.  I'm pretty happy with how they turned out in this painting...though I wish I had played around with the edges a little more.  I'm also always challenged by painting this blue background.  It's hard for me to keep the color rich but show the difference between the light value and the dark value in shadow.  More glass...of course!

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#231 Lemons and Blue

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I painted this piece last Friday.  The glass was another dollar store purchase...blue/green, of course!  I love how the shadow of the glass is colorful and light.  I really enjoyed painting on the linen panel, again.  I have one more and I'm hoping to do a third painting with lemons on it.  My plan was to do it tonight, but I was too tired from the weekend and a full day of work and errands today!

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#230 Lemons and Linen

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I had a lot of fun experimenting with a linen panel for the first time.  It was really different from using gessobord.  I've already painted another on linen and plan to paint one more in the same way.  Maybe it will be a little series when I'm finished :)  Was out of town with my family over the weekend but hoping to paint again on Monday evening!

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#212 Pink and Orange

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I named this painting "Pink and Orange" because those were my inspirations.  The bowl is actually my 4 year old's and has a picture of Cinderella on it, but I left that part out!  Ha!  I never thought I would enjoy painting the color pink as much as I do.  Maybe it is the time of year?  It was good to work on just a basic 6x6 still life after trying some new things recently.  

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#203 Lemons and Blue Bowl

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This was the second painting from Monday night.  I don't usually paint more than one in an evening but I was on a roll and didn't want to stop!  I painted the bowl at a place in OKC called The House of Clay.  It's a pottery painting place.  I also painted a ceramic vase that I want to use as still life prop soon.  I'm hoping to go back and paint more pieces to use in my paintings.

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#202 Little Yellow

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I painted this lemon on Monday evening.  I was tired and almost didn't paint but I'm so glad I did.  It was one of those rare times when I didn't over think things and cared less about the result than the process.  I experimented with thicker paint and I really like how it turned out.   I think I get stingy with paint at times and also lack confidence when mixing up a pile of paint.  This time I tried to let those things go!  I painted a second painting afterwards that I also really like.  I'll post that one tomorrow!

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#195 Daisies and Lemon

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Painted a little bigger for this one.  I wanted to paint more of these flowers while they still look good!  I also decided to paint if for this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge...to paint lost edges.  I tried to include a couple.  Do you see them?  Overall it was fun to paint and my daughter actually took a nap today...so nice to not feel rushed!  

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