Day 23: 30 Days 30 Paintings

Pears, 8" x 8"

Well, the title says it all.  "Two Pairs on a Table" is an alternative, but that's even more obvious.  Really, I could have just called these paintings Study #1.....Study # 23, but I chose not to...there's still a few more days though, so you never know!  There is much to learn in the history of the titling paintings, a study in itself.    

Day 20: 30 Days 30 Paintings

Remi St. Marie, 8" x 6" oil on canvas board

This is a portrait of the kitten that my daughter found in her recycle box where she was left to die on a 30 C day.  Andy took her to the vet and took care of her and then Remi was adopted by my eldest daughter and her husband.  The kitten was so small she took up a mere portion of the palm of your hand.  This was painted from a photo of her taken about a month ago;  she is much bigger and in great health...a little cutie in real life!
I think I was channeling the work of Margaret Keane of "Big Eyes" fame.  I call this my Kitschy Kitten....It gives me a whole new appreciation for people who can paint good paintings of cats!!!! Or dogs, or any animal for that matter! With apologies to Remi who really does have the most beautiful big eyes! 

Day 15: 30 Days 30 Paintings

Fancy Breakfast, 8" x 8" oil on canvas board

Yesterday it was toast, but a fancier breakfast would be a croissant with all the accompanying accoutrements!  The little pink jam jar belonged to my mother, so in a way, she is present in this painting.  That's just a bit of some of the strange stuff that goes through your mind when you are painting!

Day 10: 30 Days 30 Paintings

Tube of Hand cream, 4" x 5" oil on panel

Hand cream, the saviour of January hands!  4" x 5" is a teeny canvas;  I think I like to paint larger, but it was an interesting challenge to paint this small. 

Day 8: 30 Days 30 Paintings

Apple, Plate and Knife, 6"x 8" oil on panel

Those green apples looked very appetizing, but I threw them away after I had finished the painting because of the food recall on Granny Smiths.  Well, they posed very well!