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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Flowers with Orange Stripes


I was showing a friend of mine the various Challenges on the Daily Paintworks page, 
and we saw this great challenge for stripes, 
so I LOVE ORANGE and couldn't wait to give it a go.  
I hope you will love it too.  Besides the flower petals are very dramatic, don't you think?  
And that sliver of light!

Saturday, January 25, 2020

John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead, Haverhill MA

A small group of us painted here at the famous John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead in Haverhill, MA.  He is a renowned American poet. 



This 8x10" painting is available unframed now for $150 including tax.  
Add $50 for frame and $15 for extra shipping.  

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Necco Wafers, 6x6"

Remember Necco Wafers?  

Here is some information about how and why I decided to paint this kind of candy.  I tried to perk up the image with a colorful cascade of stripes because the candy and the packaging of these Necco Wafers is very light, the candy has a delightful sugar haze on each piece and the package is wax paper-like. This is a very old-fashioned candy which I used to get from my grandfather when I was a child. The manufacturer was located in Cambridge near Boston, Massachusetts. I guess I was in a crazy colorful mood when I chose to paint it this way.

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Monday, January 20, 2020

M & M's Candy

Click the link below to see more information
 or to purchase this 6x6" oil-painting-on-board for $50.

This painting has a lot to it, lots of brush strokes
and lots of texture, not to mention, lots of colors!
Can you find the blue one peeking out of the package?

Sunday, January 19, 2020

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Mounds Bar - Candy Bar Series - 6 x 6"


I haven't posted in a long time and I'm going through the motions now by posting this small gem, candy bar painting.  When I painted this, it took time to arrange the design.  The questions were, "how do I present it, how do I tear the wrapper and still retain the name in a readable way.  What color background looks good with chocolate brown?"  Let me know what you think. :)