"Cantelope" --- n/a

Orange and blue as compliments may always be my favorite. I loved the way this cantelope seemed to glow and the seeds appeared kind of blue-green. Cantelope is my son's current favorite fruit, so you may see this as a subject again soon.

For My Salad --- SOLD

I had a dilemna with this one. I usually eat my lunch right before I paint, and it's usually a salad. I bought 3 tomatoes at the store this morning, but I wanted to use some for my salad. So I cut some off one, and painted the rest, as you see here. I'm so glad I did - I really enjoyed painting the inside of the tomato.

"Takeout Box" --- SOLD

I love these cute little take-out boxes. You can buy them now to hold gifts. I painted this one last night. I think it might be leaning a bit too far to the left, but oh well. I was entranced by the white inside, and the bit on the right that's light because the cardboard is thin.

This next one is a larger commission. 9"x12". This is actually my second attempt. The first one was much busier and the lemons choppy. I started over completely, smoothing it out a bit. I'm much happier with it.

"One Across" --- SOLD

Ever have one of those days where absolutely nothing goes right and you just want to shoot yourself? Ok, maybe that's a little extreme with the shooting and all, but really ... some days just go all wrong. I suppose everyone has those days. Right? Please say you do!!! Today I started and wiped 3, count 'em, 3 paintings. I felt like I had forgotten everything I ever knew about painting. I was afraid I would have nothing for today, but then I remembered this old painting from a few months ago that I never got around to posting.

This evening I tried again and managed to regain my composure and remember how to paint. Ahhhh. Sometimes I find I need to speed up to get a flow going, but today I needed to slow down and really think about what I was doing. I'll post tonight's tomorrow.