Simon, our new puppy

Christmas e-card i made with NM photos

Some selfie photos make up this Christmas e-card I whipped up on Christmas morning.

Woman Card

Seascape and Vegetable still life paintings I put in the fair last month

Yay, I won 2 ribbons in the Erie County Fair in NY last month.

The Seascape is a painting I did for a friend, and it won a 2nd place ribbon.
And the vegetable Still Life painting, now hanging in my kitchen, got an Honorable Mention ribbon.

Here are some of the steps they went through:

and

Redid background on "Red Onion, Carrot, and Chili Pepper"

I decided I didn't like the greys so I fixed it today. Raised the horizon line, darkened the top, lightened the surface and shadows, and did some more details on the vegetables.

BEFORE

AFTER!

Other people's art in the fair

Nice paintings I saw yesterday at the fair.

These are a few from the kids section:

And these are from the adult "amateur" section--but look at them--they are great!!!

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.