Sweet Taste of Summer

12" x 12"
Oil on Panel
$250.00
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Nothing is more refreshing than a slice of cold watermelon in the middle of summer; I love painting fruit, but watermelon is one of my favorites. I spent a lot of time arranging and rearranging this still life trying to create variety in the color, value, and texture. I love when a painting has mostly light, or middle value tones with one dark object like the brown, glass bottle in this one. I was glad to paint my favorite salt shaker too, but the question is - to salt, or not to salt?

Strawberry Shortcake

6" x 8"
Oil on Hardboard

I did this painting a couple of weeks ago as a part of my "stacked" series, but didn't post it because I had planned on fixing a few details. Today, I decided that I was not going to fret over the little things and be happy with the "big picture" - so here it is . This past weekend, my family and I were in a terrible car accident. I am happy to report that we all walked away with minor injuries. So what better way to celebrate life, than with dessert. Enjoy!
I will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this painting to "The Help the Children of Africa Challenge". Daily Paintworks has organized this fundraiser to help the children starving in the Horn of Africa due to the devastating drought.

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