Egg on White

5"x7"
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Just realized I should've painted a pumpkin or something like that.... but I'm enjoying this little egg so much I don't care. I LOVE how doing daily paintings encourages me to experiment with composition and color like this!

Garlic and Reflection

5"x7"
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I had so much fun with this one! I think a wash of Van Dyke Brown might be one of my new favorite things- I tried it with Gentleman Rat and thought I'd bring it over to the daily painting realm with this one :)
Wonder if a PAINTING of garlic would ward off vampires? What do you think? lol....

Egg Reflection

5"x7"
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Another egg! Actually, I take that back- it's the same egg. The same reference photo of the same egg, even. Just with a very different crop- for some reason I wanted to paint just the relfection :)

Also, for all of you affected by Sandy- stay safe, and stay warm. Hugs to all of you.

Egg XXXII

5"x7"
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I know, it has been forever since I painted an egg! And wow, 32 of them.... seems excessive, doesn't it? But they're still loads of fun :)

WIPs

I haven't set the brush to canvas a single time today, because this little girl had her birthday party! I can't believe she's three already.... time flies by so fast....

Gentleman Rat

9"x12"
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Something for Whimsical Women again :) Isn't he a trip? I love doing these anthropomorphic animals! And it makes me so happy that I just got a TON of canvases in the mail so I can get all these ideas out into reality!

Beaver Skull and Shadow

 5"x7"
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Today the little one and I went and sat outside to paint together... I did the skull, she did the lovely abstract right here....

Cantaloupe Slice III

5"x7"
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I got a request for another slice of cantaloupe.... your wish is my command! lol....

Pomegranate, Grey, and Black

5"x7"
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It's that time of year again! I usually violate my locavore policy for a few pomegranates in the fall :)

Tricolor Marble IV

5"x7"
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Yep, you've seen this one before.... my new canvases just got in today, hopefully there will be new stuff soon :)
But look! Pretty shiny thing! And there's more inclusions in the glass, and more detail in the shadow and the highlight....

Hosta Flowers

5"x7"
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More reworking! Pretty flowers :)
#1756

Cherry and Reflection

4"x4"
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If you're thinking that this one looks familiar... well, you're right! I ran out of daily-sized canvases last weekend, which explains why I've been working on paper, and now I'm going back into finished dailies and adding details and punching up colors and such :)
Not to worry, more canvases should be arriving soon! Gas is just too stinking expensive to drive out to Raleigh, but Jerry's had a free shipping deal this weekend :D
#1755

Two Olives and Reflections

3"x6"
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I decided to revisit this little painting, just to punch up the colors and add some fun little details.... shiny things are so much fun to paint :)
Now I've got to run, because the Tiny Human is suddenly very very fussy. Hope you're all having a wonderful night!

Blue Shawl

9"x12"
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A guy said something snippy about my last little naked baby painting... so I decided to do another one :P
Hope you're all having a wonderful night!
#1753

Leg Warmers

9"x12"
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Same idea as yesterday... obviously, this little girl's personality comes through in a very different way :)
#1752

Tiny Dancer

9"x12"
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Something fun and sweet, inspired by one of the little girls in Naomi's dance class. The spend a little time every week running around with little transparent scarves :)
#1751

Goodnight Owl

11"x14"
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A baby owl in red flannel footie pajamas.... what's not to love?

Rain on the Poppies

12"x16"
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Another one of Naomi for Whimsical Women, that I'm deciding to share a few weeks early. Makes me smile every time I walk by....
#1749

The Fawn

12"x16"
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Something I did for Whimsical Women, but I'm sharing some of them a few weeks early :) The Fall Show is in Winston Salem on November 17th, so it is coming up fast.... I always have SO much fun getting ready for this show!

Magnolia on Blue

5"x7"
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You might remember this one, from May when I went up for the Old Louisville Springfest... looking forward to doing it again, for sure.... well, I did a bit of polishing and reworking, and thought I would share again, even though it is abysmally seasonally inappropriate. Bring a little summertime up in here :)
#1747

Red Pear Green Stripe

5"x7"
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I would stop to gossip... but I've got a very, very sleepy almost three year old pulling on my shirtails....
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WIP... or, why I have been shamefully neglecting this poor blog....

So sorry! It turns out that the Tiny Princess and I have mono, so I guess it's a good excuse... but still, I vow to do better! Hopefully posting some recent works in progress will appease you, my dear readers... and hopefully it won't start the usual shared-WIP-hex on the poor paintings :)

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Little Sushi

3"x6"
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I had so much fun with the sushi paintings the past two days, I wanted to try another one... but with a totally different approach to the composition. Loving it!

Eel Avacado Roll

4"x6"
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Excuse me, I have to go commit computricide now.... augh!

Crunchy Roll

4"x6"
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This is a reworking of a daily from a little while back... I did it all rough edged and "sketchy" at first, but apparently I like that look more than you wonderful collectors do :) So now it looks all nice and finished, and of course has just a bit more detail and light in it.
#1739

Clearing Rain

5"x7"
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I was driving back from Benjamin's Vineyard after picking grapes, and saw these extraordinary, magical looking creatures in a field... pulled over, and the rain stopped just long enough for me to go traipsing around the cow pasture in my flip flops taking pictures :)
#1738

Looking Back

5"x7"
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Good night!
#1737

Blood Orange Slice

3"x5"
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Good night, everyone. It has been a beautiful Monday :)
#1736