Kitchen Story
(24" x 36" oil on canvas)

I like to think that much of my work captures a moment in time, brief yet satisfying. However there are times when I want to do something a little allegorical, more of a complete story. This piece is based on a recent afternoon leisurely spent baking in the kitchen; what better way to while away the last remaining days of January? Here, I found inspiration for a new painting and there was pie for dessert!

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Hot Peppers
(16" x 16" oil on canvas)

I could not pass up these peppers at the market this week. The wonderfully splashy reds, deep greens and almost comical shapes of the peppers just about cry out to be captured in paint. What a wonderful, happy antidote to January's cold and grey days!

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Green Grapes on Red
(24" x 24" oil on canvas)

I believe the strength of this piece comes from a good range of subject sizes, from the smallest grape to the large white jug. This mix of shapes, in concert with the almost unbeatable combination of reds and greens, makes this painting successful.

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Four More Gourds, I and II
(18" x 24" each oil on canvas)

My gourd collection from last fall was still begging for another painting (or in this case two). For me the fun aspect of these pieces lies in the arrangement; which gourd to go beside which and in what order? My aim is always to have a harmony of shapes, colors, sizes and textures, and then let the individual personalities of each organic shape come alive.

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Vignette
(24" x 24" oil on canvas)

Happy New Year to all and welcome to the second year of "Painting of the Week".

I'm starting with a quiet piece, a tone that has definite appeal to me after all the holiday excitement of the past few weeks. Muted colors and a dissolving horizon line describe a peaceful harmony between objects, creating a quiet moment.

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