Brass Bowl, 8x10 Oil on Canvas Board

The only thing that would make this painting harder would be to add a lemon. This was the result of the Qiang Huang workshop, which was a fabulous experience. If you like a challenge, try painting pewter, glass, brass and fruit in one painting, like this one.

I painted one yesterday that was a "scraper." I don't often scrape a painting away, but the one yesterday deserved it. A large part of a still life painting is the actual setup, and I should have known the pot was too bright yellow and the spotlight too far away. The irises were beautiful, but they got scraped too. Darn yellow pot.

PURCHASE

Am I Blue, 6x6

I really like this blue glass cup. I want to paint it with various other subjects.

I started my day today with weeding. Who decides what plants are weeds? I have some really lovely ground cover that is designated as weeds by...I don't know, the Weed Designation Committee? My father used to consider Periwinkles weeds, yet I see them in the garden shop for sale. Some people here have Xeriscaped yards, with no lawn, just native plants. Another word that could be used to describe Xeriscape: weeds. Some of Florida's native plants are quite nice, but put too many together in a Xeriscape and what do you have? Weeds. Just ask the Weed Designation Committee.

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