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This still life of a similar subject was painted in 2008. The blue background provides a good contrast to the green apples. I don't remember the squirrels bothering with them until this year. One of our neighbors, who used to feed the birds and probably the squirrels, moved away, so now they are turning to me. If I catch em, they will be painted.
This is a recent painting of some green apples and leaves that came from a tree in the backyard. In spite of the lack of rain, this was the best apple yield in five years for this tree. Once the squirrels figured it all out, the apples were doomed.
Nothing too exciting going on lately. I've been entering some work in a couple of different shows with mixed results. More on that later. A few days ago I had some strawberries, took a few photos of em and did this little 5x7 oil painting. As usual, click the image for larger version.
Did another small still life of one of my existing paintings. The original, titled Apples and Oranges, is 9 x 12 inches and the miniature is 2.5 x 3.5 inches. Another painting -a-day type project for me. Painting this small is a great exercise and allows me to look at the original with a new perspective. I should probably be going in the opposite direction by working small first and then larger. When I paint about 20 or 30 of them, I'll have a "Major Mini" art exhibition at the Quirk Museum.
I got a few small canvases from a friend and decided to make a copy one of my oil paintings. The original is 8 x 10 inches and the miniature is 2.5 x 3.5 inches. It only took me about 2 hours - kind of like a painting -a-day type project.
To see more of my still life paintings go to: http://www.quirkmuseum.com/painting.html
