52 Weeks 100 Paintings #57 Daffodils

 

52 Weeks 100 Paintings
#57 Daffodils
11" x 14"
Sold to Pamela Wisneski

One of the things I liked best about living in Minnesota was that onset of spring, when, after a long winter, the green tendrils of the bulbs we had planted the year before would begin to poke through the snow.

Unfortunately, more times than not, this meant that it was May.
One of the many things I love about living in the Pacific Northwest; early-onset Spring.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #55 - Fisher Price Dog

 

52 Weeks 100 Paintings

Painting #55 - Fisher Price Dog
5" x 7"
Oil on Canvas Panel
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I don't have much to say about this, but I'm sure that all
of you have your own memories about this little guy.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #53 - Cake

52 Weeks 100 Paintings
#53 - Cake
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Panel
$53.00

This painting is available. Click here for details.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #52 Venti Americano Extra Shot No Room

52 Weeks 100 Paintings
#52 Venti Americano Extra Shot No Room
5" x 7"
Oil on Canvas Panel
Sold

 

My drink of choice at Starbucks. If the barista is feeling extra magnanimous, he/she will throw in the sixth shot of espresso. Not always, but it's a nice little extra when they do. Some people say they can't exist without their coffee. But you know what? After watching the devastation of Hurricane Sandy I'm reminded that it's most definitely a luxury. It's too bad that it takes something horrific like that to make one appreciate big important things like having a place to live and being warm and dry. I just need to remind myself to be grateful for everything, large and small. And to enjoy a Venti Americano Extra Shot No Room when I get the chance. All proceeds from the sale of today's painting will go to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #51 - 3 Bowls, 1 Spoon

52 Weeks 100 Paintings

#51 - 3 Bowls, 1 Spoon 

5" x 7" 

Oil on Canvas Panel
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52 Weeks 100 Paintings #49 - Fall Color

 

52 Weeks 100 Paintings
#49 - Fall Color
5" x 7"
Oil on Canvas Panel
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52 Weeks 100 Paintings #48 - Cow Creamer

52 Weeks 100 Paintings
#48 - Cow Creamer
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Panel
$48.00 (Plus 5.00 shipping unless within deliverable distance)

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #47 - Tomatoes

 

52 Weeks 100 Paintings
#47 - Tomatoes
5" x 7"
Oil on Canvas Panel
Sold to Laura Flores

 Sometimes when you don't know what to paint, something just falls in your lap. In this case, it was a bunch of Roma Tomatoes from the backyard garden of Bobbi, Molly's piano teacher. Thanks, Bobbi.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #45 - Candy Corn (and Pumpkin)

52 Weeks 100 Paintings 

#45 - Candy Corn (and Pumpkin) 

7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Panel
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'Tis the season. White. Orange. Yellow. White. Orange. Yellow. Always in that order. Like biting the ears off a chocolate bunny, I've been doing it the exact same way for over 40 years.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings Painting - #44 Tiny Pumpkins

Painting #44
Tiny Pumpkins 

7" x 5" 

Oil on Canvas Panel
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It's that time of year again, so this is the first in a series of
Halloween-themed paintings. We're getting to that odd point
as parents, where Sean has decided for the first time to
stay home and hand out candy instead of trick-or-treating.
Molly's still all in, though. So am I, but that's
a different conversation.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #43 - Sunflowers II

 

52 Weeks 100 Paintings
#43 - Sunflowers II
5" x 7"
Oil on Canvas Panel
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52 Weeks 100 Paintings #41 Salt Shaker

 

Painting #41
Salt Shaker 5" x 7"
Oil on Canvas Panel
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Design is one of those things that you tend not to notice unless it's bad. Which is unfortunate, because there are lots of examples of really nice design that just sit there unnoticed because they just sit there doing what they're supposed to do and looking like they're supposed to look. This salt shaker is a perfect example. I've been picking one up exactly like it for over 40 years now, and until recently, I never really looked at it. That's one of the things I really like about this painting series. I'm starting to look more closely at a lot of things that have always just kind of been there. And I'm finding that there are a lot of really cool things all around me, if I only take a second to enjoy and appreciate them.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #35 - nutella

 

Painting #35 - nutella
8" x 10"
Oil on Canvas Board
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I'm not sure how I made it 40+ years without heeding the
siren call of nutella. Trust me. I'm making up for it now.

52 Weeks 100 Paintings #34 - Crayons

Painting #34 - Crayons
7" x 5"
Oil on Canvas Board
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Next week I'll have a 7th grader and a 4th grader. Yeesh. Meanwhile, the cavalcade of school supplies continues.