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PEAR

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This is a Comice Pear. They are small with sensuous shapes and colors that sing. With all that is going on this time of year I am enjoying painting a familiar subject.

HOT CHOCOLATE

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I don't know why, but hot chocolate always tastes better in a Christmas mug!

TWO BOWLS

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In explanation of the "grays" in my last post I grayed each color using the compliment. I didn't want it to be grayed in the traditional since of black and white grays, but a hue taken to a gray. I was very tired when I posted my painting and didn't add any commentary. Lesson learned! :-)

HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK-END!

THREE RED PEARS

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Red pears are realllllly red! They are so beautiful with their color and shape. Pears are always fun to paint.

SHALLOTS

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Shallots from Central Market ended up in my still life today. I may paint them again as it was fun to try to capture the values, colors and the modeling. Not perfect, but I am pleased with the outcome, so I may try it again. Painting is such a joy!

SURROUNDED

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Of course, I had to paint another white cup with persimmons! I painted so many bad white cups that it feels really good to finally feel that I can paint a fairly good one - much improved with all the practice. Painting the same thing over and over does help. To see another artist's practice, on a plastic bowl, click on Jean Townsend's link HERE. She painted her bowl 10 times with commentary on each post. She did a great job. In the meantime, I will continue to work on my cups! :-)

BEST BUDS

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HOORAY!! I painted a white cup! All is right with the world! :-)

HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!!

We all have so much for which to be grateful!

PERSIMMONS TWO

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This is the same setup as my last post, but with a different perspective. The mirror on the right added quite a bit of light to the persimmons, especially the one in the foreground.

PERSIMMONS

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These were really fun to paint. I've never tried painting persimmons. I saw them in Central Market and decided to give them a try. I added a mirror to the right of the setup to add a bit more light in that direction. The stronger light was on the left. I think I will be painting more of these beautiful fruits and play more with lighting.

TWO APPLES AND A BOWL

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More apples and this time with a green bowl. These are fun to paint and practicing more with elipses. Gosh, there is soooo much to learn! It's a good thing that I love doing this ..... loving the journey, as they say. :-)

This painting and the one before was painted with a limited palette of three colors - Primary Red, Primary Blue, and Primary Yellow by Maimeri and Titanium White. This is fun to do sometimes. One learns a lot about what these colors can do.