Clear as Day

                              

I used only three colours for this painting:

Holbein Imidazolone yellow, Opera and Ultramarine Deep. 

I enjoy the challenge of not painting clear glass containers. You really can't paint them, just the reflections of things on them. That's the fun!

Red Pair

(Private Collection)

Lemon, Onion and Blue

Three Shadows

Best Pears Ever

Curling Squash

Settled

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Purple Coneflower

A painting based on a sketch I did last August when these were blooming in my garden.

Election Night

I painted these early in the evening of our Canadian election night.

Le Pommes de Françoise

Françoise Vézina Gagnon, a textile artist from Île d'Orléans in Quebec, brought some delicious apples to Montreal recently. These two were just right for a spot in a painting.

Morning Glory

Blue Cup

Running Out of Garlic

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Blue Shadow

Little Red

Still Life with Grapes

(Private Collection)

Setting up to paint a still life can take some time. Adding what I felt were the right amount of grapes, for example, required a ridiculous number of variations on this arrangement. It's all part of the process of painting. This playing with objects can't be rushed. Questions arise: do these shapes lead the eye around the painting? Is there a balance? Is the negative space interesting? Are there distracting folds in the background fabric?

Little Brown Jug

There's a folk song by this name. Couldn't help but use it for this painting!

Tail Up

Follow the Leader

There's an Onion in the Way

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