8 x 10 in.
oil on panel
I pulled this from my garden this morning. It’s actually from my Fall garden and it was ready for harvest months ago. I pulled it out to paint it since my Spring garden is starting to sprout. Of course, it started to wilt right away. I thought it would be too stringy to eat since it was so old, but it tasted great boiled and sprinkled with olive oil and oregano.
4 x 6 inches
oil on panel
This is my loosest painting yet. It was quite fun to paint. Up till now I’ve avoided painting these tangelos because of their funny shape at the top. I’m always surprised when I am at the grocery store buying produce for still lifes at how many pears, for instance, I have to go through to find one that looks like a proper pear. A lot of fruit, if I painted it the way it actually looked, would look “wrong”. I often wonder what other shoppers think of me as I pick up an eggplant, look at from all angles then put it back and try again with the next one.
2.5 x 3.5 inches
oil on panel
SOLD
This is a sweet for the ACEO Theme Week on eBay. (Search for “ACEO TW Sweets”.) I bought an entire box at the grocery store just to paint one. I forgot I could buy just one at the corner gas station. Anyone want a Twinkie?
4 x 6 inches
oil on panel
After painting a number of ACEO sized paintings, 4 x 6 seems downright large.
2.5 x 3.5 inches
oil on panel
signed on the back
SOLD
I love buttered popcorn. I pop it fresh on the stove, no microwave for me. When I go to the movies I have to restrain myself from ordering an extra large buttered popcorn because if I do, I’ll eat the whole tub instead of dinner. Each piece of popcorn was like painting a tiny mountain range.
2.5 x 3.5 inches
oil on panel
signed on the back
This is the same tangerine I painted previously. I tried to paint it more loosely this time. My natural tendency is meticulous and time consuming. I’m often trying to loosen my brushwork.
2.5 x 3.5 in.
oil on panel
signed on the back
ACEOs (Art Cards, Editions, and Originals) are baseball card sized art works, 2.5 in x 3.5 in. Tangerines and tangelos are some of my favorite foods. Like sunshine in your hand. Painted from life.