"Los Hornos" painting

Finally finished this one. "Los Hornos", "the ovens." Don't ask me how they work, I just painted them.

Idk, at this rate I'll never get 20 southwestern style pieces done...

I am quite happy with it--just wish it didn't take me so long to plow through the psychological stuff every time I try to paint.

Acrylic on 16x20" stretched canvas. Based on a photo from the website Paint My Photo dot com.

A Pair of Impressionistic Paintings

Toothpaste and Cheez-Its

Acrylic on 8x12" canvas sheets. Both done in one afternoon. I wish I could paint like that everyday!

New Paintings

I finally got around to painting again. These were supposed to be practice paintings and so I did them on canvas sheets instead of stretched canvas.

Avocado

B is for Bananas

A Whole Bunch

Lime Sourball

 And my favorite one so far...

Silver Cup with Grapes

There were others but they didn't make the cut, lol.

Chili Pepper, Garlic, and Tomatoes painting

Another vegetable still life 12 x 16, acrylic on stretched canvas. Based on my original photo. I think I like this background more than the last one.

Gay Pride Cake painting

I did this original 12" x 12" x 1" painting in reaction to the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando. It will be going on ebay for auction and part of it goes to charity in support of the LGBT community. I kept the theme of this a happy one even tho I did it with the victims in mind.

The sides have the words "Love is Love" and "GAY PRIDE" on them.
(I think I may include words more often on my paintings in the future).

All five small donut paintings

Acrylic paintings on 6 x 8" canvas panels.

French Honey Dip Donut

The last in this group of single donuts. I want to move on to other subjects. These were fun to do and it helped me with self-discipline and speed. Maybe now I can focus more on slowing down and doing more involved work.

Glazed Donut painting

I did this today from life. It doesn't look like the actual donut, but I still like the end result. I guess i still have to work on better color matching. Neatness doesn't matter, but color and value do. And try to pay attention to brush stroke textures.

Chocolate Glazed Donut painting

Did this one from memory alone. Testing my abilities. Also did it in one afternoon--2 hrs I think. 6 x 8" on canvas panel.

Birthday Cake Still Life Painting

I made this cake for my boyfriend's birthday (50) and within 24 hours it became a model for a still life painting! 

It's acrylic paint on a 12" square stretched canvas. Done in one afternoon! I like doing quick paintings--leaves less time for mulling it over, artist block, and negative thinking to creep in. Just set it up and DO it! That's what works for me lately. 

Rice and Beans Still Life Painting

Another still life done at my kitchen table. I like doing this "pairs from the pantry" art!

Acrylic paint on a stretched canvas, 12" square. Textured with gesso then painted from life.

Peanut Butter and Fluff Still Life Painting

I've been so depressed for a week now. None of my paintings I started in the last few months are coming out. Seven failures. I felt like giving up. I wrote some not so positive sentences in my journal and then wandered into the kitchen to make a list and go shopping.

But I'm too depressed to go anywhere. I stood there looking at the loaf of bread on the counter. I opened the lazy susan. There was a jar of peanut butter and the fluff to go with it, sitting there, looking quite attractive. The next thing I knew I was setting up a small still life on the table and painting...and this little 9 x 12 acrylic still life was the result!

I took photos every 20 minutes to see how much progress I made in intervals. I did it in one sitting too! I've also never "painted from life." I'm glad to see I can do it! And I love this messier style. Total time was 2.5 hrs. Yay, I'm out of my slump.

Changed the muddy background.

Ten Cardinals in Birch Trees

Newest painting on 18x24" canvas. This is the first time I have tried painting birds and it was kind of fun. They are nice and small and I can only see them clearly with my glasses on. And as usual, I see when I crop my painting to give a close up view, it looks like another painting composition I could have or even should have used, lol. 

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