Les Pamplemousses

Les Pamplemousses

6 in. x 6 in., acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas    

$100 unframed (no frame necessary)

Being half French, there are just some French words that are much more fun than their English counterpart, hence the name of this little piece.  I used quinacridone magenta extensively in this painting, both for the underpainting of the background and in the red mixture for the grapefruit flesh.  The magenta and red pigments to paint the fruit were so hot, I had to cool down the background with an icy lavender wash to provide some visual relief. I painted this from Instagram's weekly #foodpaintchallenge and I'd like to thank @dennispfeil and @alaiganuza for the great reference photo.

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A Lovely Bunch

A Lovely Bunch

6 in. x 6 in., acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas    

$100 unframed (no frame necessary)

I've got a lovely bunch of... well, it's obvious, isn't it?  The fact that they're broken makes them so much more interesting!  The colors hidden in the creamy white flesh of the coconut pieces were a joy to find and pull out, and the contrast of the chippy, hairy husk and shell made this an intensely interesting study. Yet another piece I painted from Instagram's weekly #foodpaintchallenge. Photo reference courtesy of @dennispfeil.art 

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Winnisquam Daybreak - SOLD

Winnisquam Daybreak ~SOLD (somebody liked this!)

8 in. x 10 in., acrylic on canvas    

$135 unframed 

A friend of mine wakes up to sunrise over Lake Winnisquam every morning.  Situated on busy Route 3 in Tilton, the sun is just at the perfect position in the fall and winter to give her a stunning morning view that's different every day.  I admit to going straight for color and dramatic movement from a picture she snapped of glowing clouds and daybreak warming up the horizon. Photo reference courtesy of Sherry Kimball.