I sold 4 paintings this weekend. The art sale was sluggish, due to crappy weather and crappy economic mood. However, I sold 4 more paintings than I would have sitting home.
I got back at it today. While sitting there listening to the shoppers' remarks I thought of a zillion things I want to paint.
16" X 20" oil on canvas. Unframed $250
I tried something a little different this time. It's big and sort of controlled. I want to try it again and get jiggy with it, but for the first bat out of the box (sorry it's World Series time) I'm pretty happy with it. I love the background.
My favorite of the three paintings! 5" x 7" oil on masonite, $75.
For some reason this one just talks to me. Maybe it's the composition?
5" x 7" oil on masonite, $75.
The 2nd time around was a whole 'nother story. The background made the colors in the eggplant look very different.
This one is smaller than #1, but due to the wacky way this site is managed, it inhibits how the pictures show up. Alas. But hey, if you're interested, email me and I'll send you a gianormous one.
Solanum melongena! 9 1/2" x 4 1/2" oil on masonite, $75.
SOLD
New color, new challenges. I managed to get several eggplant portraits from this gem before it rotted. I like a tough vegetable that can pose for hours under the hot lights.
20" x 18 3/4" oil on masonite, $300.
It's big, well for me, well for my fruits and veggies. Dramatic? It's fun and it makes me want to do more big paintings of small things.
This painting was a the result of Ger saying to me "we need a painting hanging on that empty nail in the downstairs bathroom".
9" x 9" oil on masonite. Private collection!
I can't help but grin every time I look at it. I'm so happy with how it turned out. You might be seeing a lot more of the little dish in the future.
