Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Tea Cup

6" x 6" oil on masonite
$100.00 + $10. s/h
contact me if interested

I wanted to continue studying white. My studio used to be our dining room. There are still some remains of a dining room: the china cabinet, the table (now covered with a plastic cloth and my supplies), the chairs (pushed to the side.) In the corner near my easel is my late mother-in-law's high chair. Sitting on the tray is her childhood tea set which she gave to our daughter when she was small. My mother-in-law was born in 1919, s0 the tea set was probably given to her in about 1925. I'm not sure why I didn't pack it up and put it away. But, there it's been, in my peripheral vision, all this time. I've been looking at this nice, little white tea set. Perfect to paint. Fun to paint. The glaze is chipped and worn and there is no longer a perfect dark blue ring around the top. There are four tea cups and saucers, a creamer, a sugar bowl, and a tea pot. I see many future paintings here.

2 comments:

Debbi Smith Rourke said...

Lovely! I like the choice of the light green cloth too!
Reminds me of the blue and white cup in that famous Mary Cassatte painting. Look forward to more.

Unknown said...

Your dining room is a great spot. I love tea cups! One of my students, Vanessa, painted a beautiful color study of a yellow and white tea cup last week.