Watercolor Painting - Pink Flowers In A Glass Vase

Pink Flowers In A Glass Vase 11 in. x 14 in. Watercolor on Paper

The flowers are from my wife's garden. What struck me most when I was setting this up to paint was the reflection and magnification in the vase of the table top and cloth background. I also really liked the minimal composition with the lone vase and the larger mostly empty background.

Still Life - Orange Tulips

Orange Tulips 11 in. x 14 in. Oil On Canvas

The flowers are some of the tulips that my wife grew in the yard this year. The glass vase was picked up by her a couple of years ago on one of her junk shopping safaris.

I typically paint still life chiaroscuro because I like the drama of the subject emerging from darkness. But when I was setting this up the starkness of the plain gray background and the light on the flowers reminded me of photos that my father used to take of things back in the 60's. I can't put my finger on it exactly but from my American perspective it reminds me of something European from the 60's or 70's. I don't know why.

I really like the painting (my wife does too). I hope that you enjoy it too. In the end I really like the painting. I hope that you enjoy it!

Still Life - Three Bears

Three Bears 11 in. x 14 in. Oil On Linen On Panel - $250

When my daughter was young she was a stuffed animal fanatic. These are three of them that I pulled out of her permanent archive. I thought that it would be an interesting challenge to see what I could do with the subject. One of my goals was to not make it too cutesy, but I also did not want a creepy painting either. In the end I really like the painting. I hope that you enjoy it!

Still Life - Flowers And Silver Creamer

Flowers And Silver 6 in. x 8 in. Oil On Linen On Panel - $91 Starting Bid.

For me this painting is about the silver creamer and the color contrasts of the flowers and wooden table top. Silver and metal objects are one of my favorite things to paint. This one took a little time to finish because of the need to paint in layers to get the effect that I was after on the creamer. In the end I really like the result and enjoyed creating the painting. I hope that you enjoy it.

Still Life - Plums And A Ladle

Plums And A Ladle 5 in. x 7 in. Oil On Linen On Panel - $99

This is an antique silver ladle that my wife has with three plums. I always enjoy painting shiny metal and I thought that the deep red of the plums made a nice contrast with the shine and colors in the ladle. I hope that you enjoy the painting.

Still Life - Dads Glove

Dads Glove 8 in. x 10 in. Oil On Gesso Board - $230

This was my father's baseball glove from when he was a kid. It is a 1936 Joe Gordon Model 4205, It still has my dads name and address written in ink on the wrist strap by my grandmother. Pretty cool in my opinion to still have this and to be able to paint it. I hope that you enjoy it!

Still Life - Pears And A Paper Bag

Pears And A Paper Bag 5 in. x 7 in. Oil On Gesso Board - $175

This is my first posted painting in a while so I thought I would start out with rather familiar subject matter for me. I've painted pears many times and in this instance I really enjoyed painting the golden yellow and red colors of them. Paper is always a challenge to paint. I hope that you enjoy it!