So Solo

10 inch x 10 inch

Yes I have been at Trader Joe's again.. Every time I pick up a bunch of these i realise that they are so very different. Sometimes the petals are variegated some times quite solid. These were just a lovely deep pink.

LinearLandscapes - Studio View

I have been asked to post a view of my quirky landscapes. This is a photograph of the corner of my studio. Note the large pencil sitting on the right.

" Best Mom"

6 inch x 6 inch

Its actually mothers day in the UK in march and being unable to actually buy a card in the US due to the date differences I decided to paint something. It then made me think why we only say thanks once a year so I painted this for any one who may just want to say thank you for no other reason than to just say thank you.

Loves me,loves me not

SO

8 inch x 6 inch

Well I was supposed to be painting the last of my lollipop trio's yesterday. However all good plans of mice and men as they say, I happened to pop in Trader Joes yesterday and they had a blaze of gerbera's on sale. They reminded me of sitting on a school field pulling daisies looking back I think the answer was usually no. I put it down to tall gangly teenager syndrome.

So big pink daisies and a Happy Valentines Day

In The Bag

6 inch x 6 inch

Only one more lollipop to paint and I can't decide if its going to be orange or blue!

But its in a bag....

Little Lemon Lolly, 5 in x 7 in Acrylic on wrapped camvas

 SOLD on Ebay

For some reason I have become fixated on trio's so two more to follow. This little yellow lollipop is sitting in  its  wrapper. I love how the plastic wrapper pick up and intensifies the color beneath. The side lighting bounces some vibrant highlights on  right. 

On the weather front for you Brits, well its jolly marvelous at the moment!

Rock and Roll, 6 in x 6 in Acrylic on wrapped canvas

SOLD

Something about the background of this painting niggled me so it had some rework over the weekend it just didn't seem mat enough - Happy at last.

Pastel Pales, 6 in x 6 in Acrylic on wrapped canvas

SOLD on Ebay

I don't quite know why I have become so fixated on pencils. So I  decided I would allow myself to paint a series of three and get it out of my system. Next week I think I will focus on do-nuts there is a local shop that sells the most vibrant icing I have seen. Surely no artificial dyes or e - numbers....

Thumb Nail 2

Mock up two for "jug and bowl"

Thumb Nails

As promised a few of my mock ups for my  larger more traditional still life paintings