Asparagus

2"x4"

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You know, after I painted the amaryllis I got to thinking- I meant to paint some asparagus too! Thankfully, it still is asparagus season in some parts of the country, even if it is summertime already here.... Just looking at this brings springtime back, doesn't it?

#1240

Halved Apple

6"x8"

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Another re-working. I love that shade of blue :)

#1239

Abalone Shell - WIP

6"x18"

Something I'm really excited about :) Honestly, Sadie Jernigan Valerie did a breathtaking painting of an abalone shell, you know with the waxed paper all arching up over it, and actually with hers the exterior of the shell was polished too, but that painting inspired me to try one lying flat at eye level like this, I wanted to play up that rough exterior and how it contrasts with just a peek of the iridescent insides.....

#1238

Amaryllis

4"x4"

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One of those things I really wanted to paint during the winter when it was blooming, but I never really got around to it. Thank goodness for digital cameras, huh?

#1237

Egg XXIX

6"x8"

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The Roman Numerals are starting to get confusing.... had to look up a chart online to figure this one out :) Can you imagine trying to do math with those things?

Loving the just-cracked egg idea....

#1236

Egg XXVIII

6"x8"

sold

#1235

Fried Egg with Fork

6"x8"

sold

#1234

Fried Egg with Chives

6"x6"

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#1233

Soft Boiled Egg

6"x6"

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#1232

Deviled Egg

6"x8"

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#1231

Eggplant XI

6"x8"

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Another reworking of an eggplant painting..... I'm looking forward to these guys coming into season!

#1230

Eggplant XII

6"x8"

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Just reworking an old painting... I wanted to play up a kind of purple and gold thing, the complementary colors and all :)

#1229

Artichoke WIP

8"x10"

Just something that I wanted to share- I like how it's coming along. It's amazing how much drama you can get out a vegetable, sometimes :)

#1228

The Frog Prince

2"x4"

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I know the idea is a cliche, but I enjoyed painting it so much I don't care :) I think I'm starting to feel better, too....

#1227

Red Thread

6"x8"

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Just a silly little something out of my stuffy, woozy head. Gr. Hope Nugget and I get to feeling better soon!

#1226

Giraffe on White

2"x4"

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Otherwise known as "the disappearing giraffe"

#1225

Flamingo on Black II

2"x4"

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My poor little princess might be coming down with something... but she's holding this painting now and talking to it, seems like it's making her feel better :)

#1224

Flamingo on Black

4"x4"

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It's funny, I got these little canvases so I could do life-sized paintings of little bitty things.... and now I find myself wanting to do things from our trip to the zoo on them. Oh, well. I do love flamingos. Hm. Flamingoes? Nope, spell checker says the first one is right :)

#1223

Ballet Slipper

4"x4"

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A friend of ours, a wonderful woman, gave Nugget a pair of her daughter's old ballet slippers when we went over to deliver a portrait. They're still a smidge big for my baby girl (she is now 19 months old, can you believe it?) so she let me borrow one for this painting. I love it!

#1222

Chicken on Green

4"x4"

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Tips on how to photograph these small paintings? Please? I've suddenly become retarded in this department :( On the other hand, this is another on of those paintings that just makes people smile, and that's always nice.

#1221

Red and Green

4"x4"

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Trying another chicken closeup!

#1220

Here's Looking at You

2"x4"

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A particularly silly looking chicken :) Honest, this was the clearest picture I could get of the painting, the camera and I are not getting along this evening. Sorry about that!

#1215

Sprouting Onion

6"x8"

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I'm sure I'm not supposed to let my onions get like this, but, well, it happens sometimes. And on a red onion, too! It just looks so pretty :)

#1218

work in progress

12"x16"

That same self portrait... it's definitely evolving. I like it a lot more at the moment.

Happy Friday the 13th, everybody!

#1217

Glass Crown

3"x5"

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Nugget found a ziploc bag full of these little bitty chess pieces the other day, goodness knows where, and I just had to paint one :)

#1216

Kitten Dreams

16"x20"

This one sold for a mother's day present- that made me happy :)

Walking on Water

16"x20"

This one... it was partially done, and still damp, when Naomi took a squirt bottle full of water to it. After my initial panic faded, I realized I liked the effect, so as I finished it I made sure to leave some of the "worn" looking areas. I'll have to figure out how to use that idea again!

#1214

Dancing Cow

16"x20"

I almost added some flowers down at the edge of the canvas... I might go back and do that sometime, this one didn't seel at the show, but I love it because it makes me laugh....

#1213

Flying Horses

18"x24"

Still tired.... and still wanting to post my whimsical paintings :)

#1212

The Land of Nod

18"x24"

Well, today was awesome, and you guys are great :) I am absolutely beat now, so I'm going to go suddle up with Nugget and be a vegetable for the rest of the day.... and then tomorrow and for the rest of this week my focus will probably be on getting a few commissions completed!

I liked doing these silly paintings, though, and I hope to continue with them....

#1211

Beanie

11"x14"

This one had me laughing the entire time I was painting it :D wish me luck at Whimsical Women tomorrow!

#1211

Biddie

11"x14"

I have no idea why I'm enjoying painting pearly necklaces onto birds, of all things..... looking forward to this Saturday!

#1210

Nesting

18"x24"

Another one for Whimsicals :) This one is loosely based on a wonderful photo taken by a frient of mine, Frances Eyl... I think I would like to do more work with nests. Something that properly delves into their marvelous organic complexity.

#1209

Peacock in Pearls

8"x10"

I am loving doing these silly ones! Anybody have some other funny critter ideas for me?

#1208

The Red Hat

8"x10"

I love pelicans... like all these other silly ones, it'll be available at Whimsicals. But you can email me if you live too far away from chapel Hill or something and still really want one of them :)

#1207

Bad Boy

9"x12"

And available at the Whimsicals Women Art Festival on Saturday... now less than a week away! Goodness, I'm going to be going crazy this week trying to get ready for it.... you know you want to come out and see all my pretty new paintings :D