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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Doughnut Study: Plain Glazed

'Plain Glazed' - 6"x6" - oil on hardboard panel - SOLD
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Another venture into the territory of doughnuts. I could smell this one the whole time I was painting it. Very distracting. I'm gonna have to go do some cardio. Maybe a juice fast. Lettuce. Rice cakes.........


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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Doughnut Study: Maple Glazed

'Maple Glazed' - 6" x 6" - oil on hardboard panel - SOLD

Technically, this is the study for 'Delicious III' which I've yet to post because I kept getting irritated with how I'd rendered the tissue (or whatever they call those wax paper sheets you use to grab doughnuts off the pastry shelves). Dissatisfied with my results, I decided to do a study before going back to rework the tissue. And this is why studies are so valuable- they help you work through blockages at a smaller scale so that you can more easily accomplish what you want at a larger scale. I should have done the study first. Turns out there is a whole protocol for tissue to get it to look just right, and it involves a tricky combination of wet on wet, wet on dry, dry on dry and neutral underpainting that was previously a mystery to me. Now I know. And the thought of painting tissue again does not scare me as it did two days ago when I started the study in a state of mild-to-moderate frustration. Oh, who am I kidding? I was cussing up a storm. Enjoy!



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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Delicious II

'Delicious II' - 10" x 10" - oil on canvas


The second of the 'Delicious' series. A favorite food, partly because it's just so darned pretty to look at!


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Friday, December 02, 2011

Delicious I

'Delicious I' - 10" x 10" - oil on canvas - SOLD

One of three in a series I will be unveiling this weekend. I love painting food. I LOVE painting food. I think it's the feeling of abundance and comfort that arises within me when I do. It's a truly happy experience to paint. Anyone who has followed my blog over the years knows this about me, my love of food painting, and in the last year or so, my love of hamburger painting. A favorite treat.



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