Showing posts with label glass bottle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glass bottle. Show all posts

Monday, January 10, 2011

Glass Study on Black

One morning while having my coffee a group of glasses on the kitchen counter caught my eye. The north light coming in through the window was illuminating the glasses in such a way that it turned an ordinary kitchen counter filled with dishes from a late night party the night before into something magical. That is how the creative process works for me sometimes. So I remember a painting I saw a while back and go looking for it. I find it. A beautiful painting of glasses with a lemon on a white background and so I am inspired. Inspired by both a painting and the scene in my kitchen. This simple sketch, like the one before is my practice to get familiar with looking at glass again or should I say, through glass again!  

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Happy New Year!

I am very excited about some new work I have planned for this year. I did take a few weeks off for the holiday to refresh myself. However, I have to say, not a good idea to stop painting for so long. Wow...this very simple painting was quite a workout. It's amazing how my eyes take so long to adjust to what I see after such a long break.  

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Still Life Painting: Peony in Apothecary Bottle

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My husband's Peonies are all finished. The flowers that are left behind are very pretty, but none are as lovely as the Peony. I did enjoy doing these sketches using different techniques, size brushes and palette knives to paint the flower heads. Some had to be scraped off and re-done(like this one) after I would make a complete mess! When that happens I just scrape or wipe off, walk away for 10 to 30 min., depending on time could even be overnight and when I go back it seems so easy. Crazy how that works.