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Backyard Tea Rose
6" x 8" Oil
$100.00 + $10. s/h

I love it when the Tea Roses in our backyard blossom.  They're such a happy looking flower and I love painting them.

This week in our yard:

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Sand Shovel

8" x 8" oil on cradled panel

$195.00 + $10. s/h

I saw this shovel when out painting with my plein air group.  It was an overcast day and there was no strong dark and light on the sand or shovel, but I loved the rust.  This was a good reminder to stick with the values, and the rest would come.

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"Three's A Crowd"
6" x 6" oil on board
$100.00 + $10.00 s/h

This is another seasonal produce piece for our show in September.

Last summer I took a workshop at Studio Incamminati in Philadelphia.  They have now started a blog about their workshops, classes, shows, and studio events.  Each post is so filled with great information from the workshops and their teaching methods, it's like a little mini-lesson.  Check out their blog:  http://studioincamminati.blogspot.com/

A Great Way To Start The Day

5" x 7" oil on board
$100.00 + $10. s/h

I have to admit, I am enjoying the paintings that I'm getting from my early mornings this week!  I guess you can tell that we live on the west side of town and our deck faces east!  And, that we have some trees on either side of the yard that I take the liberty of moving around, changing, and/or eliminating to work with the sunrise colors.  I really loved how the sky was so peachy!

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Hollyhock
6" x 6" oil on panel
$100.00 + $10 s/h

On another side of the yard we have hollyhocks that are about 6 feet tall!  The Colorado weather has been great for flowers this year!

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Cone Flowers
8" x 10" oil on panel
$195.00 + 10. s/h

These cone flowers are growing abundantly against our back fence.  

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Yellow Rake
8" x 8" oil on cradled board
$195.00 + $10. s/h

We're putting in another flower garden, or, should I say taking out more grass.  Either way, we've spent the last few days building a rock wall, moving all the compost from the other side of the yard, raking the compost, hauling dirt, and then raking the dirt.  I couldn't resist painting the rake!

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"Double Poppies"
6" x 8" oil on panel
$100.00 + $10. s/h

This week my plein air group painted in a beautiful garden.  These poppies were growing in the middle of the vegetables.  The home owner said that they'd reseeded themselves and he had no idea what they were.  They looked to me like a hybrid of peonies and poppies as they had several rows of petals in the middle.

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Another Challenge
6" x 8" oil on panel
$100.00 + $10. s/h

With a burgundy rose you have to make sure that you're not getting too pink or red when lightening it.  With a white rose, you have to pay attention to the reflections and shadows.

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Burgundy Dahlia
6" x 8" oil on panel

This is a second sample piece for the wedding shower invitation.  Another of the bride-to-be's flowers is a burgundy dahlia.  Talk about a lot of petals!  Even though one of her colors is dark blue, I lightened it in this sample to create contrast.

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Burgundy Rose
6" x 8" oil on panel
$100.00 + $10. s/h

SOLD

I'm painting what will become an invitation for a wedding shower.  The bride-to-be's colors are burgundy and dark blue, and a burgundy rose will be in her arrangements.  I think that in lightening this rose it ended up too red.  Also, there's not enough contrast with the dark blue.  I'm going to try another one.

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"And Again"
5" x 7" oil on board
$100.00 + $10. s/h

For this one I grayed it even more with a lot of Cad Red Light!

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"Try, Try, Again"
5" x 7" oil on board
$100.00 + $10. s/h

For this background I added more Cad Red Light.  It's a little better.  I think Ill try once more.

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Orange Sprig
5" x 7" oil on board
$100.00 + $10. s/h

I've decided I need to use Thalo Blue.  It's not in my usual palette, although it sits in my paint box.  I can get all the colors I want for my landscapes with out using it, so because it's so strong, I avoid it.  These sprigs were in our yard, and since they're a complement of blue, I thought they'd be great to use in a Thalo Blue study.  I added Cad Red Light to gray the Blue, but don't think I used enough.  I'll try again.

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Brussel Sprouts
6" x 6" oil on board
$100.00 + $10. s/h

Another piece from the vegetable cart at Summerland Gardens.  I loved the colorful leaves and the shadow on the blacktop.

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Yellow Squash
6" x 8" oil on panel
$100.00 + $10. s/h

Of course, it's important to have a healthy diet.  And, I guess it's also important to have a healthy painting appetite!  So, these are from the vegetable rack at Summerland Gardens!

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Three Plus One
6" x 6" oil on board
$100.00 + $10 s/h

This is the third of the tulips.  It was a beautiful bouquet and I loved the colors it allowed me to create!

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From Above
6" x 6" Oil on board
$100.00 + $10. s/h

SOLD

I frequently do paintings in series ie: 3 paintings of the same object, scene, colors, etc. It reinforces color mixing, composition, whatever I happen to be thinking about at the time.

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Two Lips
6" x 6" oil on gessoed board
$100.00 + $10. s/h

SOLD

These are from a recent bouquet sent to me by our daughter.  The blooms were long lasting and spectacular!

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Zinnia Seeds

6" x 6" oil on panel

$100.00 + $10. s/h

Every fall, after the last blooms of the season, I pick the wilted, dried zinnias and save the flowers in a bowl in the laundry room.  Then, come spring, I break apart the flowers, mix together all the seeds, and replant the zinnias.  It's kind of like seeing grandchildren growing up in my own back yard.  This dried flower was, and will be again, bright yellow!