Category Archives: Still Life
Artistic Inspiration
A Richard Diebenkorn show has been in SF and Palm Springs this year. I bought the catalogue even though I did not make the real thing. I wish I could see the paintings at their full size. Below, are two … Continue reading
Cotton Nightie
It is not as if I am obsessed with laundry, although I do get to watch Top Chef, Project Runway or the latest Masterpiece Theater selection while I fold it. The ordinariness of it and the whiteness of it are … Continue reading
White Nightie
I belong to a group of artists that meets bi-weekIy to get through the long gray winter days by making art. We give ourselves assignments. This week, we decided to paint white objects. It was fun to play in such … Continue reading
Critique and Response
I thought that I would share with you the evolution of a painting of mine, incorporating the good advice of artist friends with whom I meet regularly. A crit group is a great way to improve your … Continue reading
Just Beet It!
My friend Julie sent me home from Book Club with a bag of beets freshly dug from her garden. I thought they would have character and be a fun still life challenge. And challenge they were. The first painting was … Continue reading
BY CANDLELIGHT
IT IS dark out there! Tis the season for candlelit dinners. Gotta make the best of a bad situation. Usually, I light my subjects with incandescent light. I have been looking at Old Master still life paintings lately and decided … Continue reading
Still Life in a Busy World
The deck project is ongoing and I am still at home watching it come together. One of the contractors brought us beautiful heirloom peppers and I painted them. I sat before my easel concentrating on making only marks and … Continue reading
Studio Still Lifes
I am bound to my studio these weeks as Scott is off nursing his mom and I am left to midwife our new deck and landscaping project. Since he is gone, I have become a denizen of my basement studio … Continue reading
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