"A Winter Cup" - 6" x 6" - oil on hardboard panel - SOLD
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Every season I have a favorite painting subject to which I usually gravitate more than once. In the Spring it's cherries. In the Summer it's pool toys and ice water. In the Fall it's leaves and the first batch of Satsuma oranges to arrive at the grocery store. But now, in Winter, I am going crazy for steaming mugs of tea and coffee. Makes sense as I live in the northern hemisphere and this time of year is preferable for hot beverages.
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Here in the Las Vegas valley, we have been under the influence of an El Niño Winter - lots and lots of clouds, rain, and cooler-than-normal temperatures. So, not surprising that I am often found with a mug in my hand. I love any excuse to make an aromatic brew. The smell is just as wonderful as the taste, and for an artist, the look is also inspiring.
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Today we have yet another weather pattern moving through our desert. The sky is gray. The sound of the rain soft and entrancing. In my studio there are large bay windows, though on days like today, the light is at best pale blue. Under the warm glow of interior lighting, next to those windows, a cup of coffee or tea takes on a duality that's hard not to want to put to canvas.
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Today's painting showcases what I see in my studio on a regular basis this time of year. The light from my studio windows casts a cool glow from the right of one of my favorite matte white cup and saucer. Yet from above is the warm glow of my desk lamp. I like the way it causes the cup's contents to reflect back onto the inner rim. I like the way the blue and yellow battle a bit for supremacy of the light, absorbent surface. I like the way the setting around the saucer and cup disappears into shadowed darkness. Looking at the painting I can almost smell it, taste it, feel it warming and soothing my soul.
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And once I'm done typing up this post, I'm going to drink it with relish- probably on the couch, under a soft throw, reading a book and watching the rain.
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Here in the Las Vegas valley, we have been under the influence of an El Niño Winter - lots and lots of clouds, rain, and cooler-than-normal temperatures. So, not surprising that I am often found with a mug in my hand. I love any excuse to make an aromatic brew. The smell is just as wonderful as the taste, and for an artist, the look is also inspiring.
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Today we have yet another weather pattern moving through our desert. The sky is gray. The sound of the rain soft and entrancing. In my studio there are large bay windows, though on days like today, the light is at best pale blue. Under the warm glow of interior lighting, next to those windows, a cup of coffee or tea takes on a duality that's hard not to want to put to canvas.
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Today's painting showcases what I see in my studio on a regular basis this time of year. The light from my studio windows casts a cool glow from the right of one of my favorite matte white cup and saucer. Yet from above is the warm glow of my desk lamp. I like the way it causes the cup's contents to reflect back onto the inner rim. I like the way the blue and yellow battle a bit for supremacy of the light, absorbent surface. I like the way the setting around the saucer and cup disappears into shadowed darkness. Looking at the painting I can almost smell it, taste it, feel it warming and soothing my soul.
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And once I'm done typing up this post, I'm going to drink it with relish- probably on the couch, under a soft throw, reading a book and watching the rain.
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4 comments:
This is an awesome realism! I am trying to come up with some intelligent comment, but feel really speechless. Amazing!
Absolutelty lovely. Your description is as poetic as your painting. I hope you enjoyed your drink! I have my first cup of tea of the day by me now. Mmmmn. Melanie
This is gorgeous! Very well done!
Thank you kindly. :o)
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