Orange Tree

 

8 x 8 inches - Oil on hardboard - This is our orange tree which in our climate is a houseplant.  It is over 50 years old and it flowers and continuously produces fruit. Don't eat it though because it tastes nasty.

Orange and Bottle

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - I had a hankering to do some still life so I set this simple one up on my stand. One day I will share with you the design of the stand.

Three Green Bottles and Orange

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard -

Onion and Bowl

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Onions are fun but tricky to paint. I am still exploring simplified colours.

Orange And Cup

6 x 6 inches - oil on gessoboard - Here is another still life that I hope you will like.

On a Walk In the Woods

5 x 7 inches, oil on gessoboard - I did this from a photo that I took on a very enjoyable walk through the woods with our family. Here is the reference photo.

...and here is my value sketch in case anyone is interested.

Behind the Beaver Dam

6 x 6 inches, oil on hardboard - This part of the river is kept flooded by the beavers. It is a beautiful spot in the woods where you walk on an orange carpet of pine needles.

Are We Ready to Go Yet?

6 x 6 inches, oil on hardboard - Last year we visited a farm where they grow organically and use horses in their work. This one was all set to work for the day and I got his picture as a reference.

Angus

6 x 8 inches, oil on hardboard - This is Angus, a solid lad just out of kittendom. He likes to wrestle with his brother Adso and our Zipper when they have play dates together. I painted Adso a little while ago and did not want him to get jealous.

Adso

5 x 7 iinches, oil on gessoboard - This is Adso. He and his older brother occasionally come for a stayover with Zipper. A couple of days of wrestling and eating each other's food, followed by a couple of days of snoozing.

Snowdrops

7 x 5 inches, oil on gessoboard - Snowdrops are a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. We still have some small piles of snow stubbornly melting, but the garden is starting to pop out of the ground.  I picked these from our garden and painted them because they will not be around for long.

I Heard It Through The Grapevine

6 x 6 inches, oil on gessoboard - If I have given some of you of a certain age an ear worm for the day, I apologize. Snow coming down again today. I might just stay inside all day and paint or hide under the covers.

Turn Up the Tears

6 x 6 inches, Oil on Gessoboard - We call these turnips but some call them swedes. Its the winter kind that stores well. This one had interesting skin colours and was fun to paint.

Glass Balls and Clementine

Oil on Gessoboard 6 x 6 An interesting exercise in reflections. I hope everyone is having a relaxing Labour Day.