"Sunflowers"

This is a painting I started a few weeks ago and I didn't like it/wasn't having fun with it so it sat in my studio screaming "failure" at me every time I looked at it. Since I'm participating in that show in Nov. I need all the paintings I can come up with so I decided I needed to finish this one today. I dreaded it but pushed through. So guess what, I love it now! I'm so glad I made myself complete it. The colors are brighter and more vibrant in person. I wonder if I will ever figure out how to photograph my artwork and use photoshop.

"Lime Wedges" 30"x40" oil

I just finished this today. It will go to the same client who bought the lemons. I thouroughly enjoyed painting them. Actually, I've enjoyed painting anything on a very large scale these days.

Wine tasting/art show

Last night I had the priviledge to set up some of my artwork at Ella's restaurant in the historic Carnall Hall here in Fayetteville. You can read about it here http://ellasrestaurant.com/ The third monday of every month they hold a wine tasting club and they feature a different artist. I was the artist last night. I made some great contacts and also learned a lot about Spanish wines in the process.

Golden Delicious

This is a 5"x7" oil on canvas. I will be showing my art at a boutique show in November and I want to have many small paintings for those who don't want to spend a lot. The funny thing is, it took me as long or maybe longer to do this painting than it does to paint one twice it's size. I haven't figured that one out yet.

Pumpkin Trio

On my latest trip to the grocery store to pick up subjects to paint, I found a huge box full of these little pumpkins just as you walk into the front door. I couldn't wait to get home and get started. Here in Fayetteville, it's started to feel like fall a little earlier than usual so it seemed fitting to paint these and they were so much fun I think I'll paint something else with pumpkins.