Porch Garden Lovin'

I love this painting, one of my best since the sunroom, I think. I was doing the dishes and I kept looking over at all my fresh picked tomatoes squeezed together on the counter. I couldn't get over the way the light when in and out of them and the variations in color since some were more ripe than others. I decided I had to paint them. I had already planned on painting something else, but I was just so inspired. It shows what can happen when you really are inspired to do something. I think this one's going in the illustration alumni show. oh and it's 6" x 12" by the way. I feel like the perfect size for the subject.

Where are the acorns when you need them?

Let me just tell you, I never thought I would get to paint these acorns! It took me 2 and a half weeks to find them! I'm not used to living in the city, and I'm not even in a real city! I just knew I wanted to paint acorns, and I wouldn't let it rest until I found some. I drove my poor boyfriend crazy! Finally I got some, and I'm glad. They were a ton of fun, just like I thought they'd be. Love all the fall colors!

First Gourds of theYear

Gourds are definitely something I have been looking forward to painting for awhile now! I almost couldn't wait for the season just so I could paint them! I really like the way they came out, I did this one really quick and I like the looseness in the yellow one. The stem is also really cool. I didn't actually mean for the background to be so crazy bright, infact all I could think of when I was painting, was Fred telling me I don't need bright backgrounds. haha, sorry Fred. I still like it though, fun for the season and it looks great with all the halloween stuff at work.

ghost peeps!

Just a fun painting I did for the store. I did get the 6 done that I had planned, I just haven't had any time to post them! This is probably my least favorite, it's a bit harsh and there are things I can see that could be fixed but I think the ghosts are funny.

Commissioned Portraits

This was quite the job. I definitely thought these two would be a lot easier than they were. Don't get me wrong, I love to draw, but when it comes to portraits : I NEED PAINT! There is something about it that just helps me, I don't really get it, but it has now been confirmed! Overall they did come out good, they just took much longer than expected. When framed with a white matte in a black frame, they really looked good!

The second one. I like this one better, the conte did something nice.

Apple

This is actually my second attempt to do an apple painting. I don't know what went wrong with my first one, apples should be easy especially after doing 100 of them for illustration 2! Anyways I am very happy that I tried again because I really like this painting.

Canoli

This has absolutely nothing to do with fall, but I was way too inspired not to paint it. This is actually the first one and I love the way that it came out! This will definitely be hanging in the store even though it's not "fall like".

candy corn

So normally I don't paint things way before the actual holiday, but I am finding that since I am hanging them in a store I have to be ahead. I thought that it would be hard for me because I wouldn't be "in the spirit" but it's not that bad. I am trying to get 6 paintings done and dry by Friday so I can hang them in the store. This was the second one I did, I am up to 5 but only 3 are dry enough for me to add tonight. I was most excited about painting candy corn, but I don't feel that this is my strongest piece, I actually think it's my weakest. I may try another one if I get a chance.

Gennaro

This is the finished portrait. I am very happy with the way it came out, and I would defintely paint a child again.

This is my most recent painting. It is a commission for someone as well as being my first baby portrait. I am very happy with the way it turned out. I spent a lot of time sketching in order to get the "baby" proportions, and it definitely payed off!