Breakfast Memories

Another enamel cup... this time a white one.  i really liked the cracked egg shells that were laying next to the blue cup - very dramatic.  I decided to do a similar set of for this one.  I think I'm ready for brown eggs now ... :)

5x5

Oil on Panel

Custom Framed - Float Style

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"Pitcher This..."

I decided to go light!  This is a painting of a very nicely aged  (love the patina) pitcher staged with a piece of clothe I got at the fabric store and fruit from the market...  I love the texture of the clothe and plan to stage it in  future settings... the ivy is from a clipping of one of my mothers ivy potted plants.

16x20

Oil on Linen

Strawberries in Cordial glass

Hi friends... This post is a bit delayed - I've been a bit distracted lately with a lot activity.  I went to the Greenhouse Gallery last week to pick up the painting "The Delicious Subject".  Before going I did complete another small work - just hadn't posted it yet.  I've also been working on a larger painting - a still life which I will be posting later this week.  Back to topic -

This beautiful Cordial glass is slightly tinted blue - you'll notice the strawberries in the glass have a bit of a frosted blueish purple look to them as a result.   I purchased the cordials at an auction - there are six total and  four various colors.  You'll be seeing the others in the future.  I love the lines of this glass... hope you enjoy what I've done with it...  The painting will be framed floater style in a custom frame.

Strawberry Sundae

5x5 - Oil on Linen panel

Custom Frame -Float style (approx 11 x 11) 

Berries and Cream

I picked up this little creamer at a local antique dealer (although I don't think it's really an antique... I thought it was cute) and decided to stage it with some berries.  Used low lighting for the light effects.

5x5 

Oil on Linen panel

Custom floating frame

"Cracked up"

These are the egg shells from our breakfast a few days ago.   I wanted to paint them on a board that would draw attention to the "line up" so these are on 3x6.  I'll be trying out a floating frame on it.  The light was low and from the left side so it cast a cool shade on the right and warm on the left.  The shells also picked up some reflection from the wood cabinet they were posed on...

3x6

oil on linen panel

Ivory Fiesta and Green Grapes

a vintage Fiesta Egg cup from my personal collection.  This time, I've draped some green grapes in the cup and over the side - set up under low light  so the varied values of the grapes will add additional drama to the end result...    I painted this set up on my not so new wood filing cabinet I picked up at the antique show in Round Top earlier this month.

5x5

Oil on Linen

Blue Enamel Coffee Cup

This is a coffee cup my daughter got for her Granddad many years ago.  Mom passed away a few months back and we found it on her desk with the original note in child's print still inside.

We had eggs for breakfast and I noticed a tiny bit of egg yolk attached to the membrane of one of the shells so it got front and center treatment... :)

5x5

Oil on linen panel