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Salt, Pepper, and Persimmons
Another artist set up this week’s Tuesday night Zoom still-life, and her eye for shape and color is so strong. The persimmons overlapped the saltshaker, and the floppy yellow napkin cut diagonally across the table linens and fruit. It was … Continue reading
Perhaps Some Beets and Greens?
Many thanks to my friend in the Tuesday evening zoom sketch group for her set-up of beets and greens. It was fun to sketch and it got me thinking. Perhaps I would do well to walk up to the store … Continue reading
Pellegrino and Peaches
I got to set up the Tuesday evening Zoom still-life for my group today. It is challenging to think of something new, but when I saw the large jar of peaches on the shelf in the store, I knew I … Continue reading
Time to Plant a Winter Garden
Ornamental cabbage and bok choy will be perfect for my winter garden.
Fresh Fish for Dinner!
What could be better than fresh fish to celebrate the birthdays of my oldest brother and youngest sister, the two bookends of our large family? Happy Birthday to Bill and Lisa!
Posted in Still Life
Tagged Direct Painting, Fish, Gouache, Still Life, Urban Sketching, usksandiego
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Marbles and Books
It’s Tuesday, so our group of artists met on the internet to paint a still life scene together. The contrast between the rectangular books and marbles made this a fun sketch to make.
Oranges across a Table
It was my turn to set up the Tuesday night still life scene for our Zoom group. There is a lot of thought that goes into one of these. Is it something that the limited range of a computer camera … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 