Apple

This is the second food painting. I think that it turned out well. The photo could be better. I haven't figured out how to get rid of the white area that is left when I crop the picture. I probably need to get some better software.

Two Pears

I finally got some pictures taken and I have been learning to crop them. So here is the first of my series of food paintings. All of them are 5x5. I chose this size because I can get them done relatively quickly and they are good practice.

I've been busy

Unfortunately it has not been with art. I have been diligently following my diet (Weight Watchers) and have lost 6 pounds and I am doing well will increasing my activity. I have been walking around the malls. Besides getting some exercise I have found a great shoe store (The Walking Company) and got 2 pairs of wonderful walking shoes!! The shoes are totally responsible for an increase in my endurance. I am really exicited about the increase in endurance because my daughter is getting married and I have lots to do! Hopefully I will get back to some sort of art soon.

These are 2 paintings I did of my great grandmother. I did the watercolor one first. It was fun because I had never done a portrait in watercolor before. I then did the oil because I love oils. I guess it was my first series of paintings, unless you count all of those horse paintings I did when I was a teenager.